ethylenic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English ethylene Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ethylenic From ethylene + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Containing ethylene or an ethylene derivative
an ethylenic polymer
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to or characteristic of ethylene
the ethylenic double bond