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propene

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

propene: the organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room...
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Noun

propene (countable and uncountable, plural propenes)

  1. (official IUPAC name) The organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.
    • Thus, at 135°C, 223 cyclizes with loss of propene to the borinene 229, which then rearranges to other products.2012, Donald S. Matteson, Stereodirected Synthesis with Organoboranes, page 96
    Synonyms:
    propylene

Synonyms of propene

Forms of propene

pluralpropenes

Words formed from propene

Questions about propene

What does propene mean?
Propene means the organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.
What part of speech is propene?
Propene is a noun.
What is the plural of propene?
The plural of propene is propenes.

Words near propene in the dictionary

  1. propendencies
  2. propendency
  3. propendent
  4. propending
  5. propends
  6. propene
  7. propenenitrile
  8. propenes
  9. propenidazole
  10. propenoate
  11. propenoates

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