ethylene group

noun Chemistry.

the bivalent group, −C2H4−, derived from ethylene or ethane.
Also called ethylene radical.

Words nearby ethylene group

ethylene, ethylene alcohol, ethylene dibromide, ethylene dichloride, ethylene glycol, ethylene group, ethylene oxide, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylic, ethylidene, ethylvinyl ether

British Dictionary definitions for ethylene group

ethylene group

ethylene radical

noun

chem the divalent group, -CH 2 CH 2 -, derived from ethylene