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Propylene

🔄 Synonyms of "Propylene"

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Word	Definition
propenenoun	(organic chemistry, official IUPAC name) The organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Propylene"

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Word	Definition
propenenoun	(organic chemistry, official IUPAC name) The organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.
ethylenenoun	(organic chemistry) The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₂H₄.
propanenoun	(US, synecdochically) LPG.
dienenoun	(organic chemistry) An organic compound, especially a hydrocarbon, containing two double bonds.
glycolnoun	(organic chemistry) A thick, colourless liquid, C₂H₄(OH)₂, of a sweetish taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene compounds and used as an antifreeze; ethylene glycol.
fluorinated	(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
oxidenoun	(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.
terpolymernoun	A copolymer derived from three species of monomer.
copolymernoun	(chemistry) A polymer derived from more than one species of monomer.
copolymersnoun	(chemistry) A polymer derived from more than one species of monomer.
propenylnoun	(chemistry) A radical of propene (propylene).
propinenoun	A gift or gratuity.
ethenenoun	(organic chemistry, IUPAC name) The organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₂H₄
phenylpropanenoun	(organic chemistry) A propylbenzene.
propynenoun	(organic chemistry) the alkyne HC≡C-CH₃
phenylpropynenoun	(organic chemistry) Any phenyl derivative of propyne.
propinylnoun	(chemistry) propynyl
pentanenoun	(organic chemistry) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C₅H₁₂; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methylbutane (isopentane), and dimethylpropane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.
propylnoun	(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₃H₇, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
polypropenenoun	(organic chemistry) Alternative form of polypropylene. [A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding materials.]