ethylenic

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Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der.

Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō

Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)

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Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?

Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.

Latin aethērbor.

German Äther

German Ether

Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

German -yl

German Ethylbor.

English ethyl

English eth-

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Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der.

Frenchder.

English -yl

French -ènebor.

English -ene

English -ylene

English ethylene

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English ethylenic

From ethylene + -ic.

ethylenic (not comparable)

(organic chemistry) Containing ethylene or an ethylene derivative
an ethylenic polymer
(organic chemistry) Pertaining to or characteristic of ethylene
the ethylenic double bond