English Explanatory Dictionary

elayl

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. ethylene

Word forms

elayl

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, oil”) + -yl. So called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine.

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