propylene

P3R1O1P3Y4L1E1N1E1

noun

The organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.

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propene
OriginFrench propionique →
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Meanings

nounpropylene (countable and uncountable, plural propylenes)

plural propylenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryThe organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.

    Synonyms: propene

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.

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propene

More synonyms by meaning

nouna flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis

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propene
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gas
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propene

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchpropionique
  2. Englishpropylene

Coined by John Williams Reynolds in 1851, from French propionique + -ylene

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Translations

Catalan propilè
  • propilèorganic compound of the formula C3H6
Chinese Cantonese 丙烯
  • 丙烯 (bing² hei¹)organic compound of the formula C3H6
Chinese Mandarin 丙烯
  • 丙烯 (bǐngxī)organic compound of the formula C3H6
Danish propylen
  • propylenorganic compound of the formula C3H6
Dutch propeen
  • propeenorganic compound of the formula C3H6
Esperanto propileno
  • propilenoorganic compound of the formula C3H6
Finnish propyleeni
  • propyleeniorganic compound of the formula C3H6
French propylène
  • propylèneorganic compound of the formula C3H6
German Propylen
  • Propylenorganic compound of the formula C3H6
Greek προπυλένιο
  • προπυλένιο (propylénio)organic compound of the formula C3H6
Hungarian propilén
  • propilénorganic compound of the formula C3H6
Japanese プロピレン
  • プロピレン (puropiren)organic compound of the formula C3H6
Korean 프로필렌
  • 프로필렌 (peuropillen)organic compound of the formula C3H6
Vietnamese propilen
  • propilenorganic compound of the formula C3H6
Cite this entry
APA

propylene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propylene

MLA

“propylene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propylene. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “propylene,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/propylene.

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