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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis;
[syn: propylene, propene]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Propylene \Pro"pyl*ene\, n. [Cf. F. propyl[`e]ne.] (Chem.) 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

propylene n 1: a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis [syn: propylene, propene]