ethene

[ eth-een ]
/ ˈɛθ in /

noun Chemistry.

ethylene(def 2).

Origin of ethene

First recorded in 1870–75; eth(yl) + -ene

Words nearby ethene

ethelbert, ethelred i, ethelred ii, ethelstan, ethelwulf, ethene, ethenyl, ethephon, ether, ethereal, ethereal oil

British Dictionary definitions for ethene

ethene
/ (ˈɛθiːn) /

noun

the technical name for ethylene

Medical definitions for ethene

ethene
[ ĕth′ēn′ ]

n.

ethylene

Scientific definitions for ethene

ethene
[ ĕth′ēn′ ]

See ethylene.