ethylene

eth·yl·ene

 (ĕth′ə-lēn′)

n.

A colorless flammable gas, C₂H₄, derived from natural gas and petroleum and also occurring as a natural plant hormone, used as a source of many organic compounds, in welding and cutting metals, to ripen citrus fruits, and as an anesthetic. Also called ethene.

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eth′yl·e′nic (-ə-lē′nĭk, -lĕn′ĭk) adj.

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ethylene

(ˈɛθɪˌliːn)

n

(Elements & Compounds) a colourless flammable gaseous alkene with a sweet odour, obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in the manufacture of polythene and many other chemicals. Formula: CH2:CH2. Also called: ethene

ethylenic adj

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eth•yl•ene

(ˈɛθ əˌlin)
n.

a colorless, flammable gas, C₂H₄, used as an agent in the synthesis of organic compounds, in enhancing the color of citrus fruits, and in medicine chiefly as an inhalation anesthetic.

[1850–55]

eth`yl•e′nic (-ˈli nɪk, -ˈlɛn ɪk) adj.

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eth·yl·ene

(ĕth′ə-lēn′)

A colorless, flammable gas, C₂H₄, obtained from petroleum and natural gas. It is used as a fuel, in making plastics, and in ripening and coloring fruits. Also called ethene.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ethylene - a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic ethene alkene, olefin, olefine - any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon TCE, trichloroethane, trichloroethylene - a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

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Translations

éthylène

etileneetere

etenetylen

ethylene

[ˈeθɪliːn] N → etileno m

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ethylene

n → Äthylen nt

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ethylene

[ˈɛθɪliːn] n → etilene m

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eth·yl·ene

n. etileno, anestésico.

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