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adj
Containing ethylene or an ethylene derivative
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of ethylene
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English ethylene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ethylenic From ethylene + -ic.
