am·yl·ene

(am'i-lēn),

A flammable liquid hydrocarbon formed by the decomposition of amyl alcohol; has anesthetic properties but undesirable side actions.

Synonym(s): trimethylethylene

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am·yl·ene

(am'i-lēn)

Flammable liquid hydrocarbon formed by the decomposition of amyl alcohol; has anesthetic properties but undesirable side effects.

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It may be noted in passing that even from the time of John Snow, many other substances such as amylene were tried and abandoned.

The Manhattan legacy

After using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), ultraviolet visibility analysis, and infrared spectroscopy analysis, it was discovered that the solution used in filtering the compound contained amylene and was impure.

Synthesis and Characterization of a New (Nitro) Pyridyl Cobalt Tetraphenyl Porphyrin Derivative, (Nitro) Pyridyl Cobalt Tetra (Orthopivalamido) Phenyl Porphyrin

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