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adjective
1.
containing the ethylene group.
noun
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Also called ethene, olefiant gas. a colorless, flammable gas, C2H4, 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.
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| a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C3N3(NH2)3, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in the manufacture of resins |
| to produce or obtain one substance from another |
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ethylene eth·yl·ene (ěth'ə-lēn')
n.
An explosive gas derived from natural gas and petroleum infrequently used as an inhalation anesthetic. Also called ethene.
The bivalent hydrocarbon radical C2H4 that is isomeric to the ethylidene radical.
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ethylene  (ěth'ə-lēn') Pronunciation Key
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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