ethylene; ethene; chemical raw material
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ethylene; ethene (C₂H₄), a colorless flammable gas with a sweet odor
technicalAn important industrial chemical used in manufacturing plastics, welding, cutting metals, and ripening fruit. Obtained from natural gas, petroleum, or coke.
Yǐ乙
xī烯
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
huà化
gōng工
yuán原
liào料
，
guǎng广
fàn泛
yòng用
yú于
shēng生
chǎn产
sù塑
liào料
。
Ethylene is an important chemical raw material widely used in plastic production.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
wú无
sè色
qì气
tǐ体
hán含
yǒu有
yǐ乙
xī烯
，
jù具
yǒu有
tián甜
xiāng香
de的
qì气
wèi味
。
This colorless gas contains ethylene and has a sweet, fragrant odor.
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Nóng农
mín民
yòng用
yǐ乙
xī烯
lái来
cuī催
shú熟
shuǐ水
guǒ果
。
Farmers use ethylene to ripen fruit.
Yǐ乙
xī烯
kě可
yǐ以
cóng从
tiān天
rán然
qì气
huò或
shí石
yóu油
zhōng中
qǔ取
de得
。
Ethylene can be obtained from natural gas or petroleum.