ethylene

1. A colorless flammable gas, C2H4, derived from natural gas and petroleum and used as a source of many organic compounds, in welding and cutting metals, to color citrus fruits, and as an anesthetic. Also called ethene.

2. A colorless flammable gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon CH that is found in coal gas, can be produced by pyrolysis of petroleum hydrocarbons, and occurs in plants functioning especially as a natural growth regulator that promotes the ripening of fruit.

3. A divalent hydrocarbon group CH derived from ethane.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
ethylene	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
el	2
eh	5
he	5
ne	2
ye	5
te	2
et	2
en	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tee	3
tel	3
nth	6
net	3
ten	3
nee	3
thy	9
tye	6
the	6
lye	6
ley	6
let	3
lee	3
eel	3
eth	6
hey	9
het	6
hen	6
eye	6
yet	6
yen	6
yeh	9

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tyee	7
leet	4
tyne	7
teen	4
they	10
then	7
thee	7
tele	4
teel	4
lent	4
hyte	10
hent	7
heel	7
eyne	7
eyen	7
eely	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
lethe	8
teeny	8
ethyl	11
yente	8

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
henley	12
eyelet	9
ethyne	12
ethene	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ethylene	14