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Ethylene

//ˈɛθɪˌliːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. countable, uncountable

    "SE onset depends on a complex network of interactions among plant growth regulators, mainly auxins and cytokinins, during the proembryogenic early stages, and ethylene and gibberellic and abscisic acids later in the development of somatic embryos."

  2. 2
    a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic wordnet
  3. 3
    The divalent radical derived from ethane. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From eth- + -ylene.

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