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Propylene

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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propylene

n. (context organic compound English) The common name for 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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propylene

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

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The only similarity of the two freighter sightings was that both ships were owned by the Polly Propylene line and had followed the same approach vector to Dzhou.

Polly Propylene line thought they could reduce the overall cost of maintenance by putting a thin ceramic coating on their hulls.

When he concentrated on the odours assaulting his nose, he could pick up the traces of hydroxyls, propylene, styrene and various aminoplastics.

I don't mean to single out the Miller company, but you may be interested to know that Miller Lite contains propylene glycol alginate, water, barley malt, corn syrup, chemically modified hop extracts, yeast, amyloglucosidase, carbon dixoide, papain enzyme, liquid sugar, potassium metabisulfite, and Emka-malt, whatever that is.

The shells contained a slurry of propylene oxide mixed with a finely powdered explosive.