How to Use ethylene in a Sentence

ethylene

noun

• The release of ethylene gas will cause the fruit to ripen.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Aug. 2020
• Fold or clip the top of the bag shut, which will seal the ethylene inside.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 26 May 2022
• The expansion will give Freeport the largest ethylene plant in the world.
  — Ryan Maye Handy, Houston Chronicle, 14 Dec. 2017
• The fruit emits ethylene gas and trapping that within the bag will help the fruit ripen.
  — Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 28 June 2019
• Like apples, pears release a large amount of ethylene, the gas that causes fruit to ripen.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 19 Sep. 2018
• The plant would make ethylene and other plastics from shale gas.
  — cleveland.com, 17 May 2017
• Once closed, the breathable container will help trap some of the ethylene gas and hasten the ripening process.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 10 May 2021
• The ethylene gas from the other fruit will help the banana ripen faster, according to Frontiers for Young Minds.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2023
• But only about 40% of the product compounds have two carbon atoms, as ethylene and ethanol do.
  — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 4 May 2020
• Inside the clock is a capsule filled with ethylene chloride gas.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2022
• This traps the natural ethylene gases that many fruits release, and that speeds up the ripening process.
  — Washington Post, 5 July 2019
• These clever faux apples absorb ethylene gas to help produce stay fresh longer in your fridge.
  — Kit Selzer, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2022
• This will trap the ripening ethylene gases and expedite the process.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 25 June 2018
• The price of ethylene and plastic resins has plunged alongside oil prices during the current downturn.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 4 Sep. 2020
• When a giraffe starts chewing acacia leaves, the tree notices the injury and emits a distress signal in the form of ethylene gas.
  — Diàna Markosian, Smithsonian, 22 Feb. 2018
• The ethylene gas emitted by the apple or avocado will ripen the bananas in 24 to 36 hours.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
• The best way to keep all of that ethylene from causing your apple to go off too soon is to keep them in the fridge—this will reduce the amount of gas produced, which will help them last longer.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 12 Sep. 2018
• Fruits like apples produce ethylene gas when ripe, which prompts all the other apples to ripen too.
  — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appetit, 20 Feb. 2018
• Apples, bananas and pears produce the most ethylene gas, so store them away from other fruits.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
• The company, in turn, imports ethylene gas from the U.S. to feed its Mexico plants.
  — Jacob Bunge, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2017
• Roses need air circulation to prevent the build-up of ethylene gas that ages a bloom.
  — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 14 Mar. 2017
• To help bananas ripen faster, place them in a paper bag where the ethylene gas can accumulate.
  — Beth Branch, Country Living, 26 May 2022
• Bananas and apples both produce ethylene gas, which can speed up the ripening process.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
• Bananas and apples both produce ethylene gas, which can speed up the ripening process.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2021
• Fruits and vegetables release ethylene gas, which can speed up the wilting process.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
• This helps keep moisture locked in (i.e. no soggy stalks), but lets the ethylene escape, making your celery last longer.
  — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2023
• The paper allows the pears to breathe, and the banana’s natural ethylene gas expedites the ripening.
  — Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
• The flour absorbs excess moisture while helping trap the ethylene.
  — Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 24 Mar. 2020
• These and other ripening fruits release ethylene gas, which hastens the decay of squash.
  — oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2020
• Now, thanks to Harvey, almost all of Texas’ ethylene producers have shut down.
  — David Z. Morris, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2017

Last Updated: 28 May 2024