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Definition of: amylene
(am′ə·lēn) noun
1. A colorless volatile liquid, consisting of several olefins, obtained by distilling amyl alcohol with zinc chloride, and used as an anesthetic.
2. Any of the isomeric hydrocarbons, C5H10, belonging to the ethylene series. [<AMYL + -ENE]
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