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Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See Ethylene.

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  1. n. Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See Ethylene.
  2. n. any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
  3. Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See Ethylene.
  4. Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of theseries of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. SeeEthylene.
  5. n any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon