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Webster 1913 Edition
Elayl
E-la′yl
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] olive oil, oil +
yl
.] (Chem.)
Olefiant gas or ethylene; – so called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine.
[Written also
See elayle
.] Ethylene
.