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propylene
Propylene is a technical term used almost exclusively within the fields of organic chemistry and industrial manufacturing. It carries a neutral, scientific connotation and is rarely encountered in general conversation unless discussing plastics or chemical engineering.
As a chemical substance, it is treated as an uncountable mass noun. It refers to the gas itself as a bulk material rather than individual molecules, meaning it does not have a plural form in standard usage.
Meanings
A colorless, flammable gaseous hydrocarbon with the formula C3H6, used primarily in the production of polypropylene plastic.
The industrial plant produces thousands of tons of propylene per year.
Examples
Propylene is a key feedstock for the production of polypropylene.
Propylene is a key feedstock for the production of polypropylene.
We need to monitor the propylene levels in the reactor carefully.
The plant specializes in the steam cracking of naphtha to produce ethylene and propylene.
I wonder if the purity of the propylene gas is high enough for this reaction.
Propylene is highly flammable and must be stored in pressurized tanks.
Is the propylene feed rate stable at the moment?
The catalyst converts propylene into a high-density polymer.
The chemical structure of propylene consists of three carbon atoms and a double bond.