ˈvalerylene Chem.
[f. as prec. + -ene.]
A hydrocarbon homologous with acetylene.
| 1868 Watts Dict. Chem. V. 981 Valerylene..is a colourless very mobile liquid, which floats on water, and is nearly insoluble therein. 1873 Rolfe Phys. Chem. p. xviii, Quintine or Valerylene. |