HEXYLENE

Etymology

Noun

hexylene (plural hexylenes)

(chemistry) A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, C6H12, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals.

(chemistry) Any of several isomers of hexylene proper.

Synonyms

• hexene

Source: Wiktionary


Hex"yl*ene, n. Etym: [Hex- + -yl + ethlene.] (Chem.)

Definition: A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H12, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals; also, any one several isomers of hexylene proper. Called also hexene.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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