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CIDE DICTIONARY

valylene, n. [Valerian + -yl.].

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. [1913 Webster]

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