ethylenic

adjective

eth·​yl·​e·​nic ¦ethə¦lēnik 

: relating to or derived from ethylene : resembling ethylene especially in having a double bond : ethenoid

ethylenically

-nə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ethylene + -ic

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for ethylenic

• muscarinic
• neutropenic
• nicotinic
• unhygienic
• acetylenic
• enoch
• scenic
• hygienic
• thrombocytopenic