| Chinese | English |
| 乙酸甲羟戊酸途径 | acetate-mevalonate pathway |
| 乙酸聚乙酰途径 | acetate polyketide pathway |
| 乙醇 | ethanol A colorless liquid, miscible with water, used as a reagent and solvent. Also known as alcohol; ethyl alcohol; grain alcohol (无色液体，与水混溶，可作为试剂和溶剂。也被称作酒精，乙基酒精，谷物酒精。) |
| 乙醇汽油 | gasohol A mixture of 80% or 90% petrol with 20% or 10% ethyl alcohol, for use as a fuel in internal combustion engines (20％或10％乙醇混合80％或90％的汽油，用作内燃机燃料。) |
| 全氯乙烯 | perchloroethylene Stable, colorless liquid, nonflammable and nonexplosive, with low toxicity; used as a dry-cleaning and industrial solvent, in pharmaceuticals and medicines, and for metal cleaning (不稳定、无色液体和低毒性，可作为干洗和工业溶剂，也用于医药、金属的清洗。) |
| 己糖磷酸羟乙醛酶途径 | hexose phosphoketolase pathway |
| 氯乙烯 | chloroethylene A flammable, explosive gas with an ethereal aroma; soluble in alcohol and ether, slightly soluble in water; boils at -14° C; an important monomer for polyvinyl chloride and its copolymers; used in organic synthesis and in adhesives (一个可燃气体，具有一种淡淡的香气；可溶于酒精，微溶于水；沸点是-14°C；是聚氯乙烯和氯乙烯共聚物的单体；用于有机(物)合成和黏合剂。) |
| 羟乙酸途径 | glycolate pathway |
| 聚乙烯纤维 | polyethylene terephtalate 1. A thermoplastic polyester resin made from ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid; melts at 265°C; used to make films or fibers. 2. Type of plastic used to make artificial fibres and plastic bottles, which can be recycled (1. 一种由聚酯树脂制成的对苯二甲酸乙二醇，熔点2:65℃；用来制作电影胶片或纤维。2.该类型的塑料用来制造人造纤维和塑料瓶子，可回收利用。) |
| 聚氯乙烯 | polyvinyl chloride Polymer of vinyl chloride; tasteless, odourless; insoluble in most organic solvents; a member of the family of vinyl resins, PVC (乙烯基氯聚合物；无味，不能溶解在多数有机溶液中；是乙烯基树脂类的亲属。) |
| 过氧乙醯硝酸 | peroxyacetylnitrate A pollutant created by the action of sunlight on hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides in the air. An ingredient of smog (由于光作用造成碳氢化合物和氧化氮等污染物进入空气中，具有烟雾成份。) |
