propylene : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: propylene	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for propylene
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
propylene n a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis Synonym(s): propylene, propene
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Propylene \Pro"pyl*ene\, n. [Cf. F. propyl[8a]ne.] (Chem.) A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon ({C3H6}) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also {propene}.