noun
- a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon with the formula C3H6, used in making plastics and other chemicals
Usage: chemistry
Examples
- Propene is an important raw material in the petrochemical industry.
- The factory produces polypropylene from propene gas.
- Propene has a double bond between two carbon atoms.
- Large quantities of propene are used to manufacture plastic products.
- The chemical plant converts propane to propene through a heating process.
- Propene is stored under pressure as a liquefied gas.