Propylene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Propylene \Pro"pyl*ene\, n. [Cf. F. propyl[`e]ne.] (Chem.)
     A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon ({C3H6}) of the ethylene
     series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is
     produced artificially in various ways. Called also {propene}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  propylene
       n : a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in
           organic synthesis [syn: {propene}]