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ethene

noun

Meaning

  1. (IUPAC name) The organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4
  2. Any alkene derived from ethylene

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