propylene
See also: propylène
English
editThe small blue numbers show the numbering of the carbon atoms.
Etymology
editCoined by John Williams Reynolds in 1851, from French propionique + -ylene
Noun
editpropylene (countable and uncountable, plural propylenes)
- (organic chemistry) The organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.
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editTranslations
editorganic compound of the formula C3H6