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What (who) is ethene - definition
CHEMICAL COMPOUND
C2h4; Ethylenes; C2H4; CH2CH2; Ethene; C=C; Olefiant gas; Ethenes; Ethylene-ripened fruits; Bicarburetted hydrogen; Elayl; Etherin; Draft:Cycloethane; Ethylene group
Ethene
·noun Ethylene; olefiant gas.
Etherin
·noun A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the residue left after making ether;
- formerly called also concrete oil of wine.
Wikipedia
Ethylene
Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula C2H4 or H2C=CH2. It is a colourless, flammable gas with a faint "sweet and musky" odour when pure. It is the simplest alkene (a hydrocarbon with carbon-carbon double bonds).
Ethylene is widely used in the chemical industry, and its worldwide production (over 150 million tonnes in 2016) exceeds that of any other organic compound. Much of this production goes toward polyethylene, a widely used plastic containing polymer chains of ethylene units in various chain lengths. Ethylene is also an important natural plant hormone and is used in agriculture to force the ripening of fruits. The hydrate of ethylene is ethanol.
