ethylene

  1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The divalent radical derived from ethane.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛθɪˌliːn/
Etymology

From ethyl + -ene.

olefiant gas

etileno

olifiant gas

acet

ethylidyne

C2H4

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