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propylene

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The organic chemical compound propene. 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

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: propene

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gas

History

Etymology

Coined by John Williams Reynolds in 1851, from French propionique + -ylene

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: propilè — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Chinese Cantonese: 丙烯 (bing2 hei1) — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Chinese Mandarin: 丙烯 (bǐngxī) — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Danish: propylen — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Dutch: propeen — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Esperanto: propileno — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Finnish: propyleeni — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • French: propylène — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • German: Propylen — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Greek: προπυλένιο (propylénio) — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Hungarian: propilén — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Japanese: プロピレン (puropiren) — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Kazakh: пропилен (propilen) — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Korean: 프로필렌 (peuropillen) — organic compound of the formula C3H6
  • Kyrgyz: пропилен (propilen) — organic compound of the formula C3H6