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Olefiant
Translation of "olefiant" into Russian
olefiant
Adjective
UK
/əʊˈliːfənt/
US
/oʊˈliːfənt/
olefiant
more olefiant Comp.
most olefiant Super.
The olefiant gas is used in the production of plastics.
Олефиновый газ используется в производстве пластмасс.
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olefiant
Adjective
UK
/əʊˈliːfənt/
US
/oʊˈliːfənt/
Producing or capable of forming oil; specifically (Chemistry, historical) describing ethylene, originally termed "olefiant gas" because it forms an oily liquid with chlorine.
In nineteenth-century chemistry texts, ethylene is frequently described as an olefiant gas.