ethylene-
81ethylene bromide — noun see ethylene dibromide …
82ethylene chloride — noun see ethylene dichloride …
83ethylene — noun Date: circa 1852 1. a colorless flammable gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon C2H4 that is found in coal gas, can be produced by pyrolysis of petroleum hydrocarbons, and occurs in plants functioning especially as a natural growth regulator that… …
84ethylene — Plant growth substance (phytohormone, plant hormone), involved in promoting growth, epinasty, fruit ripening, senescence and breaking of dormancy. Its action is closely linked with that of auxin …
85ethylene — noun /ˈɛθəˌliːn/ a) 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 CH. b) …
86ethylene — An explosive constituent of ordinary illuminating gas; hastens ripening of fruit. e. oxide a fumigant, used for cold sterilization of surgical instruments. SYN: oxirane. e. tetrachloride SYN: tetrachlorethylene. * * * eth·yl·ene eth ə .lēn …
87éthylène — (entrée créée par le supplément) (é ti lè n ) s. m. Terme de chimie. Un des noms du gaz oléifiant …
88ethylene — eth·yl·ene || eθɪliËn n. olefiant gas, first member of the alkene series (Chemistry) …
89ethylene — [ ɛθɪli:n, θ(ə)l ] noun Chemistry a flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkene series, occurring in natural gas and coal gas; ethene. [C2H4.] …
90ethylene — eth·yl·ene …