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Definition of ethylene noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ethylene

noun

NAmE//ˈɛθəˌlin//

(also ethene) [uncountable] (symbol C2H4) (chemistry)

a gas that is present in coal, crude oil, and natural gas

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