ethylene
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, -ˈle-nik \
adjective
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Apples also are a source of tomato-ripening ethylene. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "Here’s what you should do this weekend to prepare your garden for winter," 12 Sep. 2019 The wells are also yielding vast amounts of gas liquids, especially ethane, the basic feedstock for producing ethylene and polyethylene, which are used to manufacture plastic. — Keith Schneider, ProPublica, "West Virginia Bets Big on Plastics, and on Backing of Trump Administration," 31 July 2019 According to records kept by the Environmental Protection Agency, the plant had 68 tons of ethylene on site in 2017. — NBC News, "66 people receiving medical attention after ExxonMobil refinery explosion in Texas," 31 July 2019 According to records kept by the Environmental Protection Agency, the plant had 68 tons (69 metric tons) of ethylene on site in 2017. — Washington Post, "Fire at Texas Exxon Mobil refinery slightly injures 37," 31 July 2019 According to records kept by the Environmental Protection Agency, the plant had 68 tons of ethylene on site in 2017. — Juan A. Lozano, USA TODAY, "Explosion, fire injures 37 at Exxon Mobil refinery in Texas," 31 July 2019 The only problem is the refrigerator can’t contain any ethylene-producing fruits like apples and melons. — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, "How to make your lilacs bloom like crazy next summer," 20 June 2019 This traps the natural ethylene gases that many fruits release, and that speeds up the ripening process. — Washington Post, "Hints From Heloise: Don’t give out clues to your identity," 5 July 2019 The fruit emits ethylene gas and trapping that within the bag will help the fruit ripen. — Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, "How to Ripen Peaches for Perfect Summer Fruit Every Time," 28 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ethylene.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ethylene
noun
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Medical Definition of ethylene
— called also ethene
Other Words from ethylene
, -ˈlen-ik
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adjective
, -ˈlen-i-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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