ethylene
nounHow many syllables in ethylene?
There are 3 syllables in the word ethylene.How to pronounce ethylene:
Definition of ethylene:
- 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
Synonyms for ethylene:
alkene
ethene
olefin
olefine
tce
trichloroethane
trichloroethylene
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