Ethylene and Ethene

Ethylene

Ethylene noun - A flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic.
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Synonyms for Ethylene

Ethene is a synonym for ethylene. In some cases you can use "Ethene" instead a noun "Ethylene".

Ethene

Ethene noun - A flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic.
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Synonyms for Ethene

Ethylene is a synonym for ethene. You can use "Ethylene" instead a noun "Ethene".
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