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Ethylene   /ˈɛθəlˌin/   Listen
Ethylene

noun
1.
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.



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... fuels have been used in fuel air explosive weapons. Among these are ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. Because of the ease with which is cloud of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide can be detonated, these two materials are the most commonly used. However, 25 these ...
— U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air Explosive - October 6, 1981. • Bertram O. Stull


Words linked to "Ethylene" :   trichloroethane, alkene, TCE, olefine, olefin, gas, ethylene tetrachloride, ethylene glycol


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