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ethylene has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

Synonyms

ethene

Related terms

gas alkene tce

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Rhymes with

polyethylene acetylene methylene naphthalene mescaline polybutylene aniline vaseline gasoline opaline tourmaline polypropylene selene saline baleen lean lien propylene trampoline unclean acetylcholine abilene pauline colleen clean glean moline spleen

Phonetic and Homophones

EH1 TH AH0 L IY2 N

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Ethelene

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