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Where does “-ylene” come from?
-ylene
(English): used to form the names of bivalent radicals
Definitions
used to form the names of bivalent radicals
Words derived from “-ylene”
ethylene
polyethylene
polypropylene
propylene
anent
polythene
trichloroethylene
ethylenediamine
butylene
tetrafluoroethylene
diethylene
tetrachloroethylene
perchloroethylene
thereanent
oxyethylene
polyethyleneimine
triethylene
cocaethylene
ethylenic
terylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
hexylene
ethyleneimine
ethyleneoxide
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