ethylene
Simplest double-bonded hydrocarbon
Ethylene is a colorless gas that serves as a building block for plastics and other synthetic materials.
In nature, it functions as a plant hormone that triggers fruit ripening—why a ripe banana speeds the ripening of nearby fruit.
Industrial ethylene production is massive, making it one of the most widely manufactured organic compounds.
Doubly-bonded carbon compound
- unsaturatedNot fully saturated
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
- valenceCombining power measure
- electronsNegative charges in atoms
molecule · carbon · hydrogenation · olefin · monomer · reactivity · hydrocarbons · catalyst
Edible plant ovary
- bananasCurved yellow fruit
- climactericCritical period of change
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- softeningBecoming less firm
sweetness · harvest · shelf-life · postharvest · preservation · perishable · tropical · orchard
Capable of being molded
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- filmMovie or coating
- PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation
- vinylSynthetic resin plastic
resin · thermoplastic · extrusion · manufacturing · antifreeze · coolant · copolymer · elastomer
Devoid of pigmentation
- flammableProne to ignition
- hydrocarbonAll-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- lighter-than-airLess dense than atmosphere
- compressedReduced by pressure
liquefied · odorless · cryogenic · methane · propane · ethane · pipeline · storage
Plant growth hormone
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
alkene
Doubly-bonded carbon compound
- unsaturatedNot fully saturated
- covalentSharing electrons between atoms
- valenceCombining power measure
electrons · molecule · carbon · hydrogenation · olefin · monomer · reactivity · hydrocarbons · catalyst · cracking
fruit
Edible plant ovary
- bananasCurved yellow fruit
- climactericCritical period of change
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
softening · sweetness · harvest · shelf-life · postharvest · preservation · perishable · tropical · orchard · agriculture
plastic
Capable of being molded
vinyl · resin · thermoplastic · extrusion · manufacturing · antifreeze · coolant · copolymer · elastomer · polymer
colorless
Devoid of pigmentation
- flammableProne to ignition
- hydrocarbonAll-carbon-and-hydrogen compound
- lighter-than-airLess dense than atmosphere
compressed · liquefied · odorless · cryogenic · methane · propane · ethane · pipeline · storage · detection
auxin
Plant growth hormone
- senescenceGradual functional decline with age
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
- Plant Hormonesauxin, auxins, brassinosteroids, salicylic acid, strigolactones
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- organic compoundshydrocarbon, alcohol, alkane, ethane, propane
- plant biologyphotosynthesis, chloroplast, pollination, stamen, pistil
- compressed gasespropane, butane, oxygen tank, helium tank, nitrogen tank
- industrial gasesargon, helium, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen