ethene

ethene [eth-een] Word Origin noun Chemistry.

1. ethylene(def 2).

Origin of ethene First recorded in 1870–75; eth(yl) + -ene British Dictionary definitions for ethene ethene noun

1. the technical name for ethylene

ethene in Medicine ethene [ĕth′ēn′] n.

1. ethylene

ethene in Science ethene [ĕth′ēn′]

1. See ethylene.