ethene

/ˈɛθiːn/noun
Middle School
1

The organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₂H₄

2

Any alkene derived from ethylene

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