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ETHENE

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting substances

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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