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Citrus Colorant Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ETHYLENE which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: ETHYLENE

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199%8Exact Match!
231%4Citrus tree - non-citrus tree
329%3Colorant

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We think the answer is "ETHYLENE" which means:

    noun
  • • A flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

An example sentence would be:

  • • "Many fruits, such as bananas, naturally produce ethylene gas."
  • • "The plants were treated with ethylene to promote flowering."

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New York Times11 Jan 1995 Down 5
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