Ethene

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  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Same as ethylene.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Ethylene; olefiant gas.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The official IUPAC name for the organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.
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  • noun. a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
    • Word Usage
    "Peak oil signifies disaster for plastics producers — ethene, one of the raw materials used to make plastics, relies on abundant supplies of oil for production."
    Form
    polyethene  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    alkene  gas  olefin  olefine  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    tce  trichloroethane  trichloroethylene  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acetaldehyde  acrolein  ascorbate  ayahuasca  benzene  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ethylene  
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