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Noun: ethylene  'e-thu,leen
  1. A flammable colourless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anaesthetic
    - ethene

Derived forms: ethylenes

Type of: alkene, gas, olefin, olefine

Encyclopedia: Ethylene