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propene |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Propene \Pro"pene\, n. [Propyl + ethylene.] (Chem.) Same as {Propylene}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Propylene \Pro"pyl*ene\, n. [Cf. F. propyl[`e]ne.] (Chem.) 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: propene n : a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis [syn: {propylene}]
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