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Meaning of TRIDECATYLENE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tri`de*cat"y*lene\
(tr[-i]`d[-e]*k[a^]t"[i^]*l[=e]n), n. [Pref. tri-+ Gr.
de`katos tenth + E. ethylene.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon, {C13H26}, of the ethylene series,
corresponding to tridecane, and obtained from Burmah
petroleum as a light colorless liquid; -- called also
{tridecylene}, and {tridecene}.
 

 

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