piperylene

noun

piper·​y·​lene

pīˈperəˌlēn,

pə̇ˈp-;

ˈpipər-

plural -s

: an oily diolefin hydrocarbon CH₃CH=CHCH=CH₂ isomeric with isoprene formed in the cracking of petroleum and also made synthetically (as by exhaustive methylation of piperidine); 1,3-pentadiene

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary piperidine + -ylene

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