ETHYLENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ethylene mean? 

• ETHYLENE (noun)
  The noun ETHYLENE has 1 sense:

1. a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

  Familiarity information: ETHYLENE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ETHYLENE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

ethene; ethylene

Hypernyms ("ethylene" is a kind of...):

alkene; olefin; olefine (any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon)

gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ethylene"):

TCE; trichloroethane; trichloroethylene (a heavy colorless highly toxic liquid used as a solvent to clean electronic components and for dry cleaning and as a fumigant; causes cancer and liver and lung damage)

 Context examples 

Ethylene oxide is mutagenic in humans and chronic exposure is associated with an increased risk of leukemia, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

(Ethylene oxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Fomepizole prevents the metabolism of ethylene glycol and methanol by alcohol dehydrogenase, thereby inhibiting the formation of their toxic metabolites, glycolate and oxalate (from ethylene glycol), and formic acid (from methanol).

(Fomepizole, NCI Thesaurus)

A modified form of acetylcysteine that is a metabolite of ethylene oxide and may be found in the urine of smokers.

(N-Acetyl-S-(2-Hydroxyethyl)Cysteine, NCI Thesaurus)

A polymer made by joining molecules of ethylene oxide and water together in a repeating pattern.

(PEG, NCI Dictionary)

Being exposed to ethylene oxide can cause lung damage, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and shortness of breath.

(Ethylene oxide, NCI Dictionary)

A sterilization process that uses ethylene oxide gas to kill microorganisms.

(Ethylene Oxide Sterilization, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to ethylene dibromide severely irritates the skin and causes depression and collapse.

(Ethylene Dibromide, NCI Thesaurus)

A microscopy staining method that utilizes Giemsa, a mixture of ethylene blue and eosin, which forms purplish-black crystals when dried.

(Giemsa Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is endospore forming, utilizes ethylene glycol as an energy source, is indole and catalase negative and does not hydrolyze esculin.

(Clostridium glycolicum, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic, brick-red crystalline solid that is only slightly soluble in cold water and ethanol but is soluble in boiling water, acetic acid, glycerol, ethylene glycol and propylene glycol.

(Phenazopyridine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)