ethylene

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈe-thə-ˌlēn\
- /ˈeθ.ɪ.liːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈe-thə-ˌlēn\

Definitions of ethylene word

noun ethylene A flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkene series, occurring in natural gas, coal gas, and crude oil and given off by ripening fruit. It is used in chemical synthesis, especially in the manufacture of polyethylene. 1
noun ethylene flammable gas 1
noun ethylene a colourless flammable gaseous alkene with a sweet odour, obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in the manufacture of polythene and many other chemicals. Formula: CH2:CH2 0
noun ethylene a colorless, flammable, gaseous alkene, H2C:CH2, obtained by the cracking of natural or coal gas, by the dehydration of alcohol, etc.: it is the simplest alkene and is used to synthesize organic chemicals, esp. polyethylene, to hasten the ripening of fruits, and as an anesthetic 0
noun ethylene (organic chemistry) The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4. 0
noun ethylene (organic chemistry) The divalent radical derived from ethane. 0

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ethylene popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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