How many syllables in ethylene?

There are 3 syllables in the word ethylene.

Divide ethylene into syllables:

ethylene (noun):: a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic.; a colorless flammable gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon c2h4 that is found in coal gas, can be produced by pyrolysis of petroleum hydrocarbons, and occurs in plants functioning especially as a natural growth regulator that promotes the ripening of fruit

alkene

ethene

olefin

olefine

tce

trichloroethane

trichloroethylene

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