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ETHENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic
Synonyms:
ethene; ethylene
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ethene" is a kind of...):
alkene; olefin; olefine (any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon)
gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ethene"):
TCE; trichloroethane; trichloroethylene (a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage)
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