ethylene

See also: éthylène

English

Etymology

From ethyl + -ene.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɛθəˌliːn/

Noun

ethylene (countable and uncountable, plural ethylenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.
  2. (organic chemistry) The divalent radical derived from ethane.
Chemical Structure of Ethylene

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