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ETHYLENE
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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 ("ethylene" 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 "ethylene"):
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)
Context examples:
Carbetimer (carboxyimamidate) is a low molecular weight derivatized copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride.
(Carbetimer, NCI Thesaurus)
They also found that the worms transformed polyethylene into ethylene glycol, an organic compound used in making polyester fibers as well as antifreeze.
(Plastic Eating Worm Could Help Ease Pollution, VOA)
A sterilization process that uses ethylene oxide gas enclosed within a sealed bag to kill microorganisms.
(Ethylene Oxide-in-a-Bag Sterilization, NCI Thesaurus)
Ethylene thiourea is mainly used as an accelerator in the production of rubber, and in the manufacture of ethylene bisdithiocarbamate pesticides.
(Ethylene Thiourea, NCI Thesaurus)
Ethylene dichloride is primarily used to produce vinyl chloride.
(Ethylene Dichloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A biodegradable poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(D,L-lactide) copolymer micelle nanoparticle-entrapped formulation of paclitaxel with antineoplastic activity.
(Paclitaxel-loaded polymeric micelle, NCI Thesaurus)
Nitrogen mustard (a member of a family of chemotherapy agents including cyclophosphamide and chlorambucil) is an irritant and carcinogenic agent metabolized to a highly reactive ethylene immonium derivative; the ethylene immonium derivative alkylates DNA and inhibits DNA replication.
(Mechlorethamine, NCI Thesaurus)
Ethylene oxide is used especially in the synthesis of ethylene glycol and as a sterilizing agent for medical supplies and foods, as a fumigant and as an insecticide.
(Ethylene oxide, NCI Thesaurus)
Ethylene dibromide affects DNA integrity by alkylation and is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen.
(Ethylene Dibromide, NCI Thesaurus)
Fomepizole is indicated for use as an antidote in ethylene glycol and methanol poisoning.
(Fomepizole, NCI Thesaurus)
