ethene [eth-een] Word Origin noun Chemistry.
Origin of ethene First recorded in 1870–75; eth(yl) + -ene British Dictionary definitions for ethene ethene noun
- the technical name for ethylene
ethene in Medicine ethene [ĕth′ēn′] n.
- ethylene
ethene in Science ethene [ĕth′ēn′]
- See ethylene.