Ethylene
[eth-uh-leen] /ˈɛθ əˌlin/ Chemistry
adjective
1.
containing the .
noun
2.
Also called ethene, olefiant gas. a colorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 4 , having a sweet, unpleasant odor and taste, the first member of the , usually obtained from petroleum and natural gas: used as an agent to improve the color of citrus fruits, in the synthesis of , , , and other organic compounds, and in medicine chiefly as an inhalation anesthetic.
/ˈɛθɪˌliːn/
noun
1.
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
n.
1852, from ethyl + -ene, probably suggested by methylene.
ethylene eth·yl·ene (ěth’ə-lēn’)
n.
ethylene
(ěth’ə-lēn’)
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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