Definition of Ethilene
Eth"yl*ene (-ēn), n. [From
Ethyl.] (Chem.) A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon,
C2H4, forming an important ingredient of
illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concentrated
sulphuric acid in alcohol. It is an unsaturated compound and combines
directly with chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch
liquid), -- hence called olefiant gas. Called also
ethene, elayl, and formerly, bicarbureted
hydrogen.
Ethylene series (Chem.), the series
of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type, and
represented by the general formula CnH2n.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Chemistry): 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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