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ethylene

English

Etymology

From ethyl +? -ene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?????li?n/
  • (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /?????li?n/

Noun

ethylene (countable and uncountable, plural ethylenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.
  2. (organic chemistry) The divalent radical derived from ethane.

Synonyms

  • (IUPAC name): ethene
  • olefiant gas (obsolete)

Derived terms

Translations

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propylene

English

Noun

propylene (countable and uncountable, plural propylenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) The organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.

Synonyms

  • IUPAC name: propene

Derived terms

  • polypropylene
  • propylene glycol
  • propylene oxide

Translations

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  • what propylene is used for
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  • what propylene carbonate
  • propylene glycol
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