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Uncommonethylene
The correct spelling is ethylene.
How to pronounce ethylene
noun
IPA: /ˈɛθəˌliːn/
Say it like: Eth-yle-ne
The correct spelling is ethylene. 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.
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Definition
noun
- 1.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.
- 2.The divalent radical derived from ethane.
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