de-ethanize

transitive verb

de-eth·​a·​nize

(ˈ)dē¦ethəˌnīz

-ed/-ing/-s

: to remove ethane and sometimes lighter fractions from (as cracked gasoline) by distillation

de-ethanizer

-zə(r)

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

de- + ethane + -ize

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