ethylene

/ˈɛθɪˌliːn/noun
High School
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.

2

The divalent radical derived from ethane.

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