amylene

amylene
A flammable liquid hydrocarbon formed by the decomposition of amyl alcohol; has anesthetic properties but undesirable side actions. SYN: trimethylethylene.
- a. hydrate an obsolete hypnotic used as a solvent for tribromoethanol. SYN: amyl hydrate, tertiary amyl alcohol.

* * *

am·y·lene -.lēn n any of several low-boiling alkenes (as pentene) with the formula C5H10 that have anesthetic properties but are unsafe to use because of their toxicity and flammability

* * *

am·y·lene (amґə-lēn) a flammable liquid hydrocarbon of five isomeric forms.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • amylène — [ amilɛn ] n. m. • 1844; du lat. amylum et ène ♦ Hydrocarbure isomérique de formule C2H10 , obtenu par déshydratation des alcools amyliques correspondants. ● amylène nom masculin Hydrocarbure issu de la déshydratation de l alcool amylique.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Amylene — Am y*lene, n. (Chem.) One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, {C5H10}, of the ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of the group. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Amylene — Amylene, die zur Reihe der Olefine (s. Aethylen) gehörigen Kohlenwasserstoffe der Zusammensetzung C5H10, die in 5 isomeren Formen existieren, von denen die normale Verbindung jedoch noch nicht rein dargestellt werden konnte. Am leichtesten… …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Amylene — Amylene,   Singular Amylen das, s, Chemie: die Pentene …   Universal-Lexikon

  • amylene — [am′ə lēn΄] n. any of several liquid isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C5H10; pentene …   English World dictionary

  • Amylene — Pentene (auch Amylene genannt) sind Kohlenwasserstoffe mit der Summenformel C5H10, die über eine Kohlenstoff Kohlenstoff Doppelbindung (kurz C–C Doppelbindung) verfügen. Sie gehören somit zur Gruppe der Alkene. Es gibt fünf Konstitutionsisomere,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • amylene — /am euh leen /, n. Chem. any of five unsaturated isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C5H10. [1855 60; AMYL + ENE] * * * …   Universalium

  • amylene — noun a) One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, CH, of the ethylene series. b) A colorless, volatile, mobile liquid consisting of a mixture of different members of the group. Syn: pentene …   Wiktionary

  • amylène — (a mi lè n ) s. m. Terme de chimie. Produit qui se présente sous l aspect d un liquide clair, incolore ; il est volatil et d un poids spécifique très peu considérable ; il est anesthésique comme l éther …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • amylene — n. hydrocarbon (Chemistry) …   English contemporary dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”