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From ethylene and amylene, where the -yl- is etymological. Sense 2 from -yl + -ene.
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-ylene
Today it means: Synonym of -ene Full definition →
Today it means: Synonym of -ene Full definition →
From ethylene and amylene, where the -yl- is etymological. Sense 2 from -yl + -ene.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.