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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless, oily compound, prepared by the action of alcoholic potassium hydroxid on valerylenedibromide. It has an odor of garlic and boils at 50° C.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A volatile liquid hydrocarbon, C5H6, related to ethylene and acetylene, but possessing the property of unsaturation in the third degree. It is the only known member of a distinct series of compounds. It has a garlic odor.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry The
organic compound 2-methylbut-1-en-3-yne HC≡C-C(CH3)=CH2
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