NOUN | substance | propylene, propene | a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum |
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Sounds | prowpahliy'n | |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | A flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis. | |
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Synonym | propene | |
Broader | gas | A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
Spanish | propeno, propileno | |
Catalan | propè, propilè |
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