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pro·pyl·ene

(prō′pə-lēn′)

A flammable gaseous alkene, C₃H₆, derived from petroleum hydrocarbon cracking and used in organic synthesis. Also called propene.

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propylene

(ˈprəʊpɪˌliːn)

(Elements & Compounds) another name for propene

[C19: from propyl + -ene]

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pro•pyl•ene

(ˈproʊ pəˌlin)
n.

a colorless, flammable gas, C₃H₆, of the olefin series: used chiefly in organic synthesis.

[1840–50]

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propylene - a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis

propene

gas - a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely

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προπυλένιο

propeen

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