ETHENE

ethylene, ethene

(noun) a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

ethene (countable and uncountable, plural ethenes)

(organic compound, IUPAC name) The organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4

(organic chemistry) Any alkene derived from ethylene

Synonyms

• ethylene

Source: Wiktionary


Eth"ene, n. (Chem.)

Definition: Ethylene; olefiant gas.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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