piperylene

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noun

A volatile flammable hydrocarbon consisting of a five-carbon chain with two double bonds, used as a monomer in the manufacture of plastics, adhesives and resins.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounpiperylene (countable and uncountable, plural piperylenes)

plural piperylenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA volatile flammable hydrocarbon consisting of a five-carbon chain with two double bonds, used as a monomer in the manufacture of plastics, adhesives and resins.
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