ACETYLENES | • acetylenes n. Plural of acetylene. • ACETYLENE n. a colourless toxic inflammable gas formed by the action of water on calcium carbide, aka ethyne. |
AMYLENES | • amylenes n. Plural of amylene. • AMYLENE n. an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the olefine series, aka pentene. |
BUTYLENES | • butylenes n. Plural of butylene. • BUTYLENE n. a gaseous hydrocarbon. |
CHLOROETHYLENES | • chloroethylenes n. Plural of chloroethylene. • CHLOROETHYLENE n. vinyl chloride. |
CYANOACETYLENES | • cyanoacetylenes n. Plural of cyanoacetylene. • CYANOACETYLENE n. a large and complex organic molecule found in interstellar clouds. |
DIETHYLENES | • diethylenes n. Plural of diethylene. • DIETHYLENE n. as in diethylene glycol, a colourless soluble liquid. |
ETHYLENES | • ethylenes n. Plural of ethylene. • ETHYLENE n. an oil-forming gas, hydrogen combined with carbon, also ETHENE. |
HEXYLENES | • hexylenes n. Plural of hexylene. • HEXYLENE n. a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, also HEXENE. |
ISOBUTYLENES | • isobutylenes n. Plural of isobutylene. • ISOBUTYLENE n. an isomer of butylene used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. |
MESITYLENES | • mesitylenes n. Plural of mesitylene. • MESITYLENE n. a colourless liquid that occurs in crude petroleum; 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene. |
METHYLENES | • methylenes n. Plural of methylene. • METHYLENE n. the radical CH2, which is the basic unit of hydrocarbon chains. |
OXYACETYLENES | • OXYACETYLENE n. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, esp. for cutting or welding. |
PENTYLENES | • PENTYLENE n. an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the olefine series, also PENTENE. |
PHENYLENES | • phenylenes n. Plural of phenylene. • PHENYLENE n. a compound derived from benzene. |
POLYETHYLENES | • polyethylenes n. Plural of polyethylene. • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
POLYPROPYLENES | • polypropylenes n. Plural of polypropylene. • POLYPROPYLENE n. any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene, also POLYPROPENE. |
PROPYLENES | • propylenes n. Plural of propylene. • PROPYLENE n. a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor, also PROPENE. |
TERYLENES | • terylenes n. Plural of terylene. • TERYLENE n. a kind of polyester fabric. |
TRIMETHYLENES | • TRIMETHYLENE n. another name for cyclopropane. |
XYLENES | • xylenes n. Plural of xylene. • XYLENE n. a flammable hydrocarbon, also XYLOL. |