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A flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum
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propene
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n. (context organic compound English) The official IUPAC name for the organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C 3 H 6 .
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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 .
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n. a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis [syn: propylene ]
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Propene , also known as propylene or methyl ethylene , is an unsaturated organic compound having the chemical formula C H . It has one double bond , and is the second simplest member of the alkene class of hydrocarbons .