The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
propylene n 1: a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis [syn: propylene, propene]