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Propylene

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A flammable gas, CH3CH:CH2, derived from petroleum hydrocarbon cracking and used in organic synthesis. Also called propene.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The common name for the organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon (C3H6) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A gaseous hydrocarbon (C3H6), belonging to the series of olefines.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis

Word Usage

"Second, he foresees a growing demand for ethylene co-products, namely propylene and butadiene, which may also encourage heavier feed slates in olefin crackers."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

gas

Variant

propene

Form

propylene oxide propylene glycol polypropylene

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

propene IUPAC

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

diethylene ethane poly(ethylene glycol diamine glyceryl tetra- ethylene isobutane oxyacetylene