"propylene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: propylenes [plural]
Etymology: Coined by John Williams Reynolds in 1851, from French propionique + -ylene Etymology templates: {{coined|en|John Williams Reynolds|in=1851}} Coined by John Williams Reynolds in 1851, {{der|en|fr|propionique}} French propionique, {{m|en|-ylene}} -ylene Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} propylene (countable and uncountable, plural propylenes)
  1. (organic chemistry) The organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic compounds Synonyms: propene [IUPAC] Derived forms: polypropylene, propylene glycol, propylene oxide Translations (organic compound of the formula C3H6): propilè [masculine] (Catalan), 丙烯 (bing² hei¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 丙烯 (bǐngxī) (Chinese Mandarin), propeen [neuter] (Dutch), propileno (Esperanto), Propylen [neuter] (German), προπυλένιο (propylénio) [neuter] (Greek), propilén (Hungarian), プロピレン (puropiren) (Japanese), пропилен (propilen) (Kazakh), 프로필렌 (peuropillen) (Korean), пропилен (propilen) (Kyrgyz)

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