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ethene
noun
(1)
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American
British
Scientific
ethene
[
eth
-een ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
,
Chemistry.
ethylene ( def 2 )
.
ethene
/ ˈɛθiːn /
noun
the technical name for
ethylene
ethene
/ ĕth
′
ēn′ /
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ethylene
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
ethene
1
First recorded in 1870–75;
eth(yl)
+
-ene
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Ethelwulf
ethephon
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