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propylene
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun propylene has 1 sense
- propylene(n = noun.substance) propene - a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis; Array is a kind of gas
CIDE DICTIONARY
propylene, n. [Cf. F. propylène.].
A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon (C3H6 ) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
propylene, n. Chem. a gaseous hydrocarbon of the alkene series used in the manufacture of chemicals.
Usage
Chem. formula: C3H6
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