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[syn: propylene, propene]
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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Propene \Pro"pene\, n. [Propyl + ethylene.] (Chem.)
Same as Propylene.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
propene
n 1: a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in
organic synthesis [syn: propylene, propene]