amylene

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noun

Pentene.

OriginEnglish amyl ← Latin amylum ← Ancient Greek ἄμῠλον (ámŭlon) →
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Meanings

nounamylene (plural amylenes)

plural amylenes

  1. obsoletechemistryPentene.
  2. A colorless, volatile, mobile liquid consisting of a mixture of different isomers of this hydrocarbon.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*mólā
  7. Ancient Greekμύλη (múlē)
  8. Ancient Greekἄμῠλος (ámŭlos)
  9. Ancient Greekἄμῠλον (ámŭlon)
  10. Latinamylum
  11. Englishamyl
  12. Englishamylene

From amyl + -ene.

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Translations

Catalan amilè
  • amilèhydrocarbon
Finnish amyleeni
  • amyleenihydrocarbon
Italian amilene
  • amilenehydrocarbon

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MayleneMeanley
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APA

amylene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amylene

MLA

“amylene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amylene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amylene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amylene.

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