Hyphenation of ethylene

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ethylene? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

eth-yl-ene

Definitions of ethylene:

1.	A flammable colorless gaseous alkene Obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals Sometimes used as an anesthetic

Synonyms of ethylene:

noun	ethene, alkene, olefine, olefin, gas

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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