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Definition of Ethylene

1. Noun. A flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic.

Definition of Ethylene

1. n. A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, C₂H₄, forming an important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol. It is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch liquid), -- hence called olefiant gas. Called also ethene, elayl, and formerly, bicarbureted hydrogen.

Definition of Ethylene

1. Noun. (organic compound) The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₂H₄. ¹

2. Noun. (organic chemistry) The divalent radical derived from ethane. ¹

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Definition of Ethylene

1. a flammable gas [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ethylene

1. Plant growth substance (phytohormone, plant hormone), involved in promoting growth, epinasty, fruit ripening, senescence and breaking of dormancy. Its action is closely linked with that of auxin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Ethylene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"It is easily formed by the action of ethylene bromide on potassium ... by the action of an alcoholic solution of potassium sulphide on ethylene bromide, ..."

2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1872)
"Large quantities of ethylene- diamine chlorhydrate in a state of absolute purity were separated from this mixture by systematic crystallization. ..."

3. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik Holleman (1920)
"{ 115] ethylene. been obtained. Various attempts have been made to prepare it: for instance, by the elimination of HC1 from methyl chloride. ..."

4. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1910)
"Critical Temperature =+9° C. Preparation of ethylene.—One of the most satisfactory methods consists in treating an alcoholic solution of ethylene bromide ..."

5. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1870)
"The separation of this base among the products of the action of dibromide of ethylene ou ammonia is attended with very great difficulty, on account of its ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The stopcocks could be rotated to permit the carrier hydrogen gas to drive the trapped ethylene into the reaction column. The pressure of the trapped ..."

7. A Treatise on Chemistry by Henry Enfield Roscoe, Carl Schorlemmer (1884)
"It is easily formed by the action of ethylene bromide on potassium ... by the action of an alcoholic solution of potassium sulphide on ethylene bromide, ..."

8. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1872)
"Large quantities of ethylene- diamine chlorhydrate in a state of absolute purity were separated from this mixture by systematic crystallization. ..."

9. A Text-book of Organic Chemistry by Arnold Frederik Holleman (1920)
"{ 115] ethylene. been obtained. Various attempts have been made to prepare it: for instance, by the elimination of HC1 from methyl chloride. ..."

10. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1910)
"Critical Temperature =+9° C. Preparation of ethylene.—One of the most satisfactory methods consists in treating an alcoholic solution of ethylene bromide ..."

11. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1870)
"The separation of this base among the products of the action of dibromide of ethylene ou ammonia is attended with very great difficulty, on account of its ..."

12. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The stopcocks could be rotated to permit the carrier hydrogen gas to drive the trapped ethylene into the reaction column. The pressure of the trapped ..."

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