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Ethylene

Ethylene Meaning & Definition
Ethylene Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ethylene?

[n] a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ethylene: ethene

Related Terms | Find terms related to Ethylene:

See Also | alkene | gas | olefin | olefine

Ethylene In Webster's Dictionary

\Eth"yl*ene\ (-[=e]n), n. [From {Ethyl}.] (Chem.) A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, {C2H4}, forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol. It is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch liquid), -- hence called {olefiant gas}. Called also {ethene}, {elayl}, and formerly, {bicarbureted hydrogen}. {Ethylene series} (Chem.), the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type, and represented by the general formula {CnH2n}.

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