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propene

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: official IUPAC name

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: propylene

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gas

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պրոպեն (propen) — Translations
  • Catalan: propè — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 丙烯 (bǐngxī) — Translations
  • Dutch: propeen — Translations
  • Esperanto: propeno — Translations
  • Esperanto: propileno — Translations
  • Finnish: propeeni — Translations
  • German: Propen — Translations
  • Greek: προπένιο (propénio) — Translations
  • Hungarian: propén — Translations
  • Italian: propene — Translations
  • Italian: propilene — Translations
  • Kazakh: пропен (propen) — Translations
  • Kyrgyz: пропен (propen) — Translations
  • Spanish: propileno — Translations