propylene
[proh-puh-leen]Chemistry
- containing the propylene group.
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- Also propene. a colorless, flammable gas, C3H6, of the olefin series: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
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Origin of propylene
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Contemporary Examples
One key ingredient of the stuff: Propylene glycol, a synthetic liquid that absorbs water.
Propylene glycol is used for a variety of industrial, cosmetic, and food production uses.
The European formula for Fireball has even less: under one gram per kilogram of propylene glycol.
Propylene glycol has been used as the base for fog machine liquids and in nebulizers for decades.
The major point is that we have no studies that show the safety of propylene glycol when inhaled over the long term.
Historical Examples
Tests have shown that, insofar as ease of detonation is concerned, 1,2-butylene oxide is similar to propylene 30 oxide.
U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air ExplosiveBertram O. Stull
Insofar as ease of detonation is concerned, 1,2-butylene oxide has about 65 the same explosive limits as propylene oxide.
U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air ExplosiveBertram O. Stull
One drawback, common to both ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, is toxicity.
U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air ExplosiveBertram O. Stull
Propylene oxide is less toxic than ethylene oxide but is still highly toxic.
U.S. Patent 4,293,314: Gelled Fuel-Air ExplosiveBertram O. Stull
propylene
- another name for propene
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Word Origin
C19: from propyl + -ene
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propylene
(prō′pə-lēn′)- A flammable gas derived from processing petroleum hydrocarbon and used in organic synthesis.propene
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propylene
[prō′pə-lēn′]
- A flammable gas produced by cracking (breaking down) petroleum and used to make plastics and isopropyl alcohol. Propylene is the second member of the alkene series. Also called propene. Chemical formula: C3H6.
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