Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to ethene or ethylene.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from. or resembling, ethene or ethylene.

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  • adjective chemistry Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling ethene or ethylene.

Etymologies

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ethene +‎ -ic

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