SINCE 1828
de-ethanize
transitive verb
de-eth·a·nize
| \ (ˈ)dē¦ethəˌnīz\
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of de-ethanize
: to remove ethane and sometimes lighter fractions from (as cracked gasoline) by distillation
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