"ethene" meaning in English

See ethene in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛθiːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈiːθiːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛθin/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈiθin/ [Canada, General-American], /ˈeθiːn/ [Australia, New-Zealand], /ˈiːθiːn/ [Australia, New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ookap-ethene.wav [California] (note: Oakland), LL-Q1860 (eng)-Tesco250-ethene.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ethenes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛθiːn Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ethene (countable and uncountable, plural ethenes)
  1. (organic chemistry, IUPAC name) The organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₂H₄ Tags: IUPAC, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ethene-en-noun-8fRdx1pz Categories (other): Organic compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (organic chemistry) Any alkene derived from ethylene Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ethene-en-noun-Jr8L0qqi Categories (other): Organic chemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ethylene, olefiant gas [obsolete] Derived forms: ethenic, ethenide, ethenium, ethenolysis, ethenyl, iodoethene, polyethene, polythene [UK]

Inflected forms

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