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Propylene

propylene

(Science: chemistry) A colourless gaseous hydrocarbon (C3H6) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odour. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways.

Synonym: propene.

Origin: Cf. F. Propylene.


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