Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flammable gaseous alkene, C3H6, derived from petroleum hydrocarbon cracking and used in organic synthesis.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A gaseous hydrocarbon (C3H6), belonging to the series of olefines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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 .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry The common name for the
organic chemical compound propene . Analkene which is a colorlessgaseous (at roomtemperature andpressure )hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C3H6.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis
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Examples
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Suffice to say, they are horrifying: maltodextrin, aspartame, sorbitol, and something called propylene glycol esters of fatty acids.
Serious Eats 2010
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Second, he foresees a growing demand for ethylene co-products, namely propylene and butadiene, which may also encourage heavier feed slates in olefin crackers.
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As illustrated in slide seven again, after moving up in July, prices for refinery-grade propylene, which is a primary market indicator for the feedstock cost for our polypropylene business and along with benzene is also a key feedstock for our phenol business fell approximately $0.22 per pound from July to September.
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Dow, founded in 1897 as a bleach maker, is the world's biggest producer of chlorine, epoxy resins, polyethylene plastic and several intermediate chemicals such as propylene oxide.
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Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland plans to build a plant that uses advanced catalysts to convert glycerin into polyols such as propylene glycol and ethylene glycol.
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Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland plans to build a plant that uses advanced catalysts to convert glycerin into polyols such as propylene glycol and ethylene glycol.
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Ingredients such as propylene glycol, acetone and the various parabens are being increasingly shunned by consumers fearing they might be triggers for a wide range of problems, including eczema.
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Dow, founded in 1897 as a bleach maker, is the world's biggest producer of chlorine, epoxy resins, polyethylene plastic and several intermediate chemicals such as propylene oxide.
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Ingredients such as propylene glycol, acetone and the various parabens are being increasingly shunned by consumers fearing they might be triggers for a wide range of problems, including eczema.
The Guardian World News Leo Hickman 2010
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Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland plans to build a plant that uses advanced catalysts to convert glycerin into polyols such as propylene glycol and ethylene glycol.
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