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Ethenes

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of ethene, the flammable colourless gaseous alkene obtained from petroleum and used in manufacturing chemicals.

The researchers studied different ethenes and propenes as building blocks for polymer synthesis.

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alkenesolefins

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Wordle

ETHENES has three E's, the triple E occurrence across seven letters is a distinctive Wordle clue

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Worth 10 points, triple E can be hard to place but the word is valid in major dictionaries

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