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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A colourless liquid hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₂, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals.
2. 2
   Any of several isomers of hexylene proper.

Synonyms

All synonyms

hexenehexene

Etymology

From hex- + -ylene.

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