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Ethylene - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ethylene : (noun)
1: a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from
petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many
other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic [syn: ethene]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ethylene : \Eth"yl*ene\ (-[=e]n), n. [Based on Ethyl.] (Chem.)
A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C2H4, forming an
important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained
by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol. It
is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with
chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch liquid), --
hence called olefiant gas. Called also ethene, elayl,
and formerly, bicarbureted hydrogen.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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