ethylene dibromide — noun or ethylene bromide : a colorless heavy toxic liquid compound BrCH2CH2Br made by direct union of ethylene and bromine and used chiefly with tetraethyl lead in antiknock compositions and as a solvent; 1, 2 dibromo ethane * * * Chem. See EDB.… … Useful english dictionary
ethylene dibromide — Chem. See EDB. Also called ethylene bromide. * * * … Universalium
ethylene dibromide — noun Date: 1866 a colorless toxic liquid compound C2H4Br2 that is used chiefly as a fuel additive in leaded gasolines, that has been found to be strongly carcinogenic in laboratory animals, and that was used formerly in the United States as an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ethylene — Ethylene … Wikipedia
ethylene bromide — n ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE … Medical dictionary
ethylene — ethylenic /eth euh lee nik, len ik/, adj. /eth euh leen /, Chem. adj. 1. containing the ethylene group. n. 2. Also called ethene, olefiant gas. a colorless, flammable gas, C2H4, having a sweet, unpleasant odor and taste, the first member of the… … Universalium
ethylene bromide — ▪ chemical compound also called ethylene dibromide or 1,2 dibromoethane a colourless, sweet smelling, nonflammable, toxic liquid belonging to the family of organohalogen compounds (organohalogen compound). Ethylene bromide was once used … Universalium
dibromide — /duy broh muyd, mid/, n. Chem. a compound containing two bromine atoms, as ethylene dibromide, C2H4Br2. [1865 70; DI 1 + BROMIDE] * * * … Universalium
ethylene bromide — noun see ethylene dibromide … Useful english dictionary
chemical industry — Introduction complex of processes, operations, and organizations engaged in the manufacture of chemicals and their derivatives. Although the chemical industry may be described simply as the industry that uses chemistry and… … Universalium
