PROPYLENE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis

Synonyms:

propene; propylene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("propylene" is a kind of...):

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

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