pentylidene

noun

pen·​tyli·​dene

pen‧ˈtiləˌdēn

plural -s

: the bivalent radical CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂CH< derived from normal pentane by removal of two hydrogen atoms from an end carbon

called also amylidene

Word History

Etymology

pentyl- + -idene

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