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Ethylene vs Acetylens - What's the difference?

ethylene | acetylens |

As nouns the difference between ethylene and acetylens

is that ethylene is ethylene while acetylens is (acetylen).

ethylene

English

Noun

  • (organic compound) The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.
  • (organic chemistry) The divalent radical derived from ethane.
  • Synonyms

    * IUPAC name: ethene

    Derived terms

    * ethylene glycol * ethylene oxide * ethylene-vinyl acetate * polyethylene * polyethylene terephthalate (ester)

    acetylens

    Not English

    Acetylens has no English definition. It may be misspelled.