Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ethylene"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ethylene \Eth"yl*ene\ (-[=e]n), n. [From {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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ethylene
n : 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}]
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