propylene

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A flammable gaseous alkene, C3H6, derived from petroleum hydrocarbon cracking and used in organic synthesis.

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A gaseous hydrocarbon (C3H6), belonging to the series of olefines.

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A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon (C3H6) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene.

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

noun

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