how to pronounce ethylene

/ˈɛθəˌliːn/

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ethylene is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of ethylene in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… because of ethylene so like bananas …”

meanings of ethylene

noun:

The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.
The divalent radical derived from ethane.

ethylene frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ethylene occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.