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Olefins is an English word. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Olefins in a sentence

Related words

Olefins | Olefin

Olefins meaning

plural of olefin

Using Olefins

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of olefin
  • In the example corpus, olefins often appears in combinations such as: produce olefins, and olefins, olefins alkenes.

Context around Olefins

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

alpha 1× produce 1×

Often after:

alkenes 2× unit 1×

Sentence patterns with Olefins

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and alpha olefins and certain 1× and no olefins alkenes 1× aromatics and olefins 1× in the olefins unit which 1× naphthenes and olefins alkenes where 1× olefins are hydrophobic 1× to produce olefins 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

isomerate has medium 1× it is low 1× olefins are hydrophobic 1× straight run gasoline 1× the may 5 1×

Common sentence endings:

according to shell 1× aromatics and olefins 1× no olefins alkenes 1× such as polyethylene 1× the oil industry 1× to dry quickly 1×

Words around Olefins

Just before it in the word index:

olefin 8 oleds 9 oled 367 oleck 2 oleanvine 2 oleandra 2

Just after it in the word index:

oleg 88 oleh 26 oleic 3 olein 3 oleinik 2 olejeme 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Olefins

  • In this selection, "olefins" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, alpha, produce, alkenes and unit stand out and add context to how "olefins" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and alpha olefins and certain and and no olefins alkenes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "olefins" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with olefins

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Olefins are hydrophobic, allowing them to dry quickly. (8 words)

Isomerate has medium RON and MON, but nil aromatics and olefins. (11 words)

Straight-run gasoline can be also used as a feedstock into steam-crackers to produce olefins. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The May 5 fire at Shell's Deer Park chemical facility north of State Highway 225 started in the olefins unit, which holds a chemical compound made of carbon and hydrogen atoms, around 3 p.m., according to Shell. (39 words)

It is a mixture of paraffins ( alkanes ), cycloalkanes (naphthenes), and olefins ( alkenes ), where the usage of the terms paraffin and olefin is particular to the oil industry. (27 words)

We also make intermediates, such as mono ethylene glycol (MEG), polyols and alpha olefins, and certain performance products, such as polyethylene. (21 words)

Example sentences (7)

The May 5 fire at Shell's Deer Park chemical facility north of State Highway 225 started in the olefins unit, which holds a chemical compound made of carbon and hydrogen atoms, around 3 p.m., according to Shell.

We also make intermediates, such as mono ethylene glycol (MEG), polyols and alpha olefins, and certain performance products, such as polyethylene.

Isomerate has medium RON and MON, but nil aromatics and olefins.

It is a mixture of paraffins ( alkanes ), cycloalkanes (naphthenes), and olefins ( alkenes ), where the usage of the terms paraffin and olefin is particular to the oil industry.

It is low in aromatics (depending on the grade of crude oil ), containing some cycloalkanes (naphthenes) and no olefins ( alkenes ).

Olefins are hydrophobic, allowing them to dry quickly.

Straight-run gasoline can be also used as a feedstock into steam-crackers to produce olefins.

Common combinations with olefins

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "olefins" in a sentence?
An example: "The May 5 fire at Shell's Deer Park chemical facility north of State Highway 225 started in the olefins unit, which holds a chemical compound made of carbon and hydrogen atoms, around 3 p.m., according to Shell." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "olefins" from authentic English texts.
What does "olefins" mean?
Olefins means: plural of olefin
How many example sentences with "olefins" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "olefins", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.