hexylene Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hex"yl*ene noun

Etymology

Hex- + -yl + ethlene.

Definitions

1. (Chem.) A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H12, of the ethylene series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of distillation of certain coals; also, any one several isomers of hexylene proper. Called also hexene.