noun
- A colorless, volatile liquid hydrocarbon (C₅H₈) obtained from petroleum or coal tar, used as a refrigerant and in organic synthesis.
Usage: technical; chemistry; archaic or specialized
Examples
- Cymogene was historically used as a refrigerant in early mechanical cooling systems.
- The chemist isolated cymogene from the petroleum distillate.
- Cymogene's volatility made it useful for laboratory applications in the 19th century.