Ethylene

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A colorless flammable gas, C2H4, derived from natural gas and petroleum and used as a source of many organic compounds, in welding and cutting metals, to color citrus fruits, and as an anesthetic. Also called ethene.
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  • n. 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.
  • n. The divalent radical derived from ethane.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. C2H4. A colorless poisonous gas having an unpleasant, suffocating smell.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    gas    alkene    olefine    olefin   
    Cross Reference
    ethylene platinochlorid   
    Variant
    olefiant gas    ethene    elayl    bicarbureted hydrogen   
    Hyponym
    trichloroethane    trichloroethylene    tce   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ethene    IUPAC   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    polyethylene   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    propane    poly(ethylene    glycol    propylene    butane   
     
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