diethylene

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ ethylene.

Noun

diethylene (countable and uncountable, plural diethylenes)

1. (organic chemistry, in combination) Two ethylene groups in a molecule

Derived terms

• diethylenediamine
• diethylene glycol (DEG)
• diethylenetriamine
• diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid

 

Related terms

• di-
• diethenyl
• diethyl
• diethynyl
• -ene
• eth-
• ethane
• ethene
• ethenyl
• ethyl
• ethylene
• ethyne
• ethynyl
• monoethylene
• polyethylene (PE)
• triethylene
• -yl

 

Anagrams

• ethylidene