ethylene

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/ˈɛθəˌliːn/ English

Definitions

noun

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.
The divalent radical derived from ethane.

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Synonyms

ethene olefiant gas propylene butylene tetrafluoroethylene styrene diamine glycol oxide crt elayl alpha-olefin unsaturated hydrocarbon ethine ethyl ethane

Associated

copolymer abscission antifreeze polyethylene diene ripening acetylene oxalic

Rhymes

keen obscene mean byzantine libertine careen lean demean preen glean

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