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HEXYLENES
Noun
hexylenes
plural of hexylene
Source: Wiktionary
HEXYLENE
Hex"yl*ene, n. Etym: [Hex- + -yl + ethlene.] (Chem.)
Definition: A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H12, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals; also, any one several isomers of hexylene proper. Called also hexene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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