ethylene group

noun Chemistry.

the bivalent group, −C2H4−, derived from ethylene or ethane.

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Also called ethylene radical.

Words nearby ethylene group

ethylene, ethylene alcohol, ethylene dibromide, ethylene dichloride, ethylene glycol, ethylene group, ethylene oxide, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylic, ethylidene, ethylvinyl ether
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British Dictionary definitions for ethylene group

ethylene group

ethylene radical

noun

chem the divalent group, -CH 2 CH 2 -, derived from ethylene
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