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ethylene
[ eth-uh-leen ]
noun
- 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 ethylene series, usually obtained from petroleum and natural gas: used as an agent to improve the color of citrus fruits, in the synthesis of polyethylene, ethylene dibromide, ethylene oxide, and other organic compounds, and in medicine chiefly as an inhalation anesthetic.
ethylene
/ ˈɛθɪˌliːn; ˌɛθɪˈliːnɪk /
noun
- 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: CH 2 :CH 2 Also calledethene
ethylene
/ ĕٳ′ə-ŧ′ /
- 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: C 2 H 4 .
Derived Forms
- ethylenic, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ٳ···Ծ [eth-, uh, -, lee, -nik, -, len, -ik], adjective
Example Sentences
With the refinery closing, the main industry at the plant is now the production of chemicals like ethylene, polyethylene and polypropylene, which are components in the manufacture of plastics.
She found that plastics contain dangerous chemicals like ethylene chloride and vinyl chloride, which Formosa was leaking into the water.
Polyolefins are produced by combining small chain links, or monomers, of ethylene or propylene, which are typically obtained from oil and natural gas.
Like peaches or pears, pawpaws produce ethylene, a hormone that causes the fruit to soften and brown.
Jiao's tandem CO2 electrolysis produces acetate and ethylene.
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