pentadiene

noun

pen·​ta·​diene

¦pentə+

: any of several straight-chain liquid diolefins C₅H₈

especially : piperylene compare cyclopentadiene

Word History

Etymology

penta- + -diene

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Rhymes for pentadiene

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean