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ethylene

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eth·yl·ene  (th-ln)
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.

ethyl·enic (--lnk, -lnk) adj.

ethylene or ethene
Noun
a colourless flammable gaseous alkene used to make polythene and other chemicals

ethylene  (th-ln)
A colorless, flammable gas that occurs naturally in certain plants and can be obtained from petroleum and natural gas. As a plant hormone, it ripens and colors fruit, and it is manufactured for use in agriculture to speed these processes. It is also used as a fuel and in making plastics. Ethylene is the simplest alkene, consisting of two carbon atoms joined by a double bond and each attached to two hydrogen atoms. Also called ethene. Chemical formula: C2H4.
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Noun1.ethylene - a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
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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The new facility can accommodate testing of compressor plants meeting the needs of ethylene plants having production capacities up to 2 million tons per annum (MTPA).
Daniel Gallie and colleagues found that the leaves of reduced-ethylene plants remained green longer than normal plants, and that reducing a plant's ethylene production postponed withering and maintained leaf function.
Products of the Dow Specialty Polymers Team include ethylene acrylic acid (EAA) copolymers, ethylene ethyl acrylate (EEA), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), grafted polymers, and Flexomer VLDPE.
 
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