ethylene (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ethylene*:
NOUN	substance	ethylene, ethene	a flammable colorless gaseous alkene

ethylene > pronunciation
Sounds	eh'thahliy.n
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...

English > *ethylene*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic.
Synonym	ethene
Narrower	trichloroethylene, trichloroethane, TCE	A heavy colorless highly toxic liquid / liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant
Broader	alkene, olefine, olefin	Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Broader	gas	A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely
Spanish	etileno
Catalan	etilè

HyperDic: ethylene