ETHYLENE
Dictionary entry overview: What does ethylene mean? • ETHYLENE (noun)
The noun ETHYLENE has 1 sense:
1. a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
Familiarity information: ETHYLENE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ETHYLENE (noun)
Meaning:
A flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
ethene; ethylene
Hypernyms ("ethylene" is a kind of...):
alkene; olefin; olefine (any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon)
gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ethylene"):
TCE; trichloroethane; trichloroethylene (a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage)
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