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Ethylene Pronunciation
Ethylene is pronounced E-thuh-leen, IPA /ˈɛθəˌlin/.
E-thuh-leen
US /ˈɛθəˌlin/ · UK /ˈɛθɪˌliːn/
Syllables: E · thuh · leen (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A colourless gas used to make plastics, and the hormone that ripens fruit.
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Ethylene in a Sentence
- Ethylene is the feedstock for most polythene.
- One ripe banana gives off enough ethylene to ripen the fruit beside it.
- The plant produces ethylene when it is under stress.
Common Mispronunciations of Ethylene
Not e-THY-leen
All the volume goes to the opening beat, and the y in the middle is a weak uh rather than a long i.
Not E-thuh-LEEN
Only the opening beat carries volume here. The final leen is long but quiet.
Tip: Three beats, E-thuh-leen, which is ethyl with a leen added.
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