About The Word Ethylene
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Ethylene
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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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