Definition of propylene in English:
propylene
noun ˈprəʊpɪliːnˈproʊpəˌlin
mass nounChemistry A gaseous hydrocarbon of the alkene series, made by cracking alkanes.
Alternative name: propene; chemical formula: C₃H₆
Example sentencesExamples
- Another major epoxide, propylene oxide, comes from propene reacting with organic hydroperoxides (more reactive equivalents of hydrogen peroxides).
- Isopropyl alcohol is made from propylene, a petroleum derivative.
- Specimens were dehydrated in a graded series of ethyl alcohol and propylene oxide solutions and embedded in araldite.
- He used a catalyst discovered by Karl Ziegler to produce polypropylene from propylene.
- New metallocene catalysts are used in the preparation of new plastics, including new methods for the polymerization of alkenes such as ethylene and propylene.
Definition of propylene in US English:
propylene
nounˈprōpəˌlēnˈproʊpəˌlin
Chemistry A gaseous hydrocarbon of the alkene series, made by cracking alkanes.
Alternative name: propene; chemical formula: C₃H₆
Example sentencesExamples
- Specimens were dehydrated in a graded series of ethyl alcohol and propylene oxide solutions and embedded in araldite.
- New metallocene catalysts are used in the preparation of new plastics, including new methods for the polymerization of alkenes such as ethylene and propylene.
- He used a catalyst discovered by Karl Ziegler to produce polypropylene from propylene.
- Another major epoxide, propylene oxide, comes from propene reacting with organic hydroperoxides (more reactive equivalents of hydrogen peroxides).
- Isopropyl alcohol is made from propylene, a petroleum derivative.