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Pentamethylene

Penˊta-meth′yl-ene

,
Noun.
[
Penta-
+
methylene
.]
(Chem.)
A hypothetical hydrocarbon,
C5H10
, metameric with the amylenes, and the nucleus of a large number of derivatives; – so named because regarded as composed of five methylene residues. Cf.
Trimethylene
, and
Tetramethylene
.

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pentamethylene

pentamethylene

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Noun

pentamethylene (plural pentamethylenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C5H10, metameric with the amylenes, and the nucleus of a large number of derivatives.

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