PROPYLENE


Meaning of PROPYLENE in English

/proh"peuh leen'/ , Chem.

adj.

1. containing the propylene group.

n.

2. Also, propene . a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 6 , of the olefin series: used chiefly in organic synthesis.

[ 1840-50; PROPYL + -ENE ]

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