Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless, liquid, olefinic compound, CH3(CH2)3CH:CH2, which boils at 68–70° C. It is prepared from hexyl chlorid and is homologous with ethylene. Also called
hexylene and normal butylethylene.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) Same as
hexylene .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry Any of several
isomers of thealkene having sixcarbon atoms and onedouble bond
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Sasol also makes 30 percent of the world’s hexene from coal for use in new materials that gives them stretch and tear resistance used, for example, in Saran wrap.
The Emerging Markets Century Antoine van Agtmael 2007
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