Hypertext Webster Gateway: "olefiant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Olefiant \O*le"fi*ant\, a. [F. ol['e]fiant, fr.L. oleum oil +
-ficare (in comp.). Cf. {-Fy}.] (Chem.)
Forming or producing an oil; specifically, designating a
colorless gaseous hydrocarbon called ethylene. [Archaic]
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