Meanings
plural propenes
- countableuncountableofficial IUPAC namechemistryThe 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 96Synonyms: propylene
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis
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Translations
Catalan propè
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Chinese Mandarin 丙烯
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Dutch propeen
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Esperanto propeno, propileno
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Finnish propeeni
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German Propen
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Greek προπένιο
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Hungarian propén
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Italian propene, propilene
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Spanish propileno
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Cite this entry
propene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propene
“propene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propene. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propene.
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