diethene-Chem.|daɪˈɛθiːn|[See di-2.]Combined with two equivalents of ethene (C2H4), as diethene-diamine. Hence dieˈthenica., as in diethenic alcohol (C2H4)2H2O3.1873Fownes' Chem. (ed. 11) 621 The first products of this reaction are diethenic alcohol..and water.1877Watts Ibid. (ed. 12) II. 172, 224.