Ethylene
Definition of Ethylene
Eth´yl`ene
Pronunciation:
ĕth´ĭl`ēn
n.
1.
(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
.
Ethylene series
(Chem.)
the
series
of
unsaturated
hydrocarbons
of
which
ethylene
is
the
type
,
and
represented
by
the
general
formula
CnH2n
.
Related Words
alkene
,
ethene
,
gas
,
olefin
,
olefine
,
TCE
,
trichloroethane
,
trichloroethylene
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