E‐la″yl (?), n. [Gr. � olive oil, oil + yl.] (Chem.) Olefiant gas or ethylene; — so called by Berzelius from its forming an oil combining with chlorine. [Written also elayle.] See Ethylene.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.