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Pentane vs Pentyl - What's the difference?

pentane | pentyl |

As nouns the difference between pentane and pentyl

is that pentane is an aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions while pentyl is either of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C5H11, formally derived from pentane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

pentane

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.

    • Derived terms

    * cyclopentane

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    pentyl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Either of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C5H11, formally derived from pentane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

    • Synonyms

    * amyl

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