propylene

propylene
Methylethylene; a gaseous olefinic hydrocarbon. SYN: propene.
- p. glycol a solvent for several water-insoluble drugs intended for parenteral administration; an ingredient of hydrophilic ointment; a viscous organic solvent frequently used in pharmaceutical preparations to dissolve drug substances with limited aqueous solubility; used in part for preparing injectable solutions of diazepam, phenytoin, pentobarbital, and other drugs.

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pro·pyl·ene 'prō-pə-.lēn n a flammable gaseous hydrocarbon C3H6 obtained by cracking petroleum hydrocarbons and used chiefly in organic synthesis called also propene

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pro·pyl·ene (proґpə-lēn) chemical name: propene. A gaseous hydrocarbon, CH3CHCH2, of the olefin series.

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