The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ETHENE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2001.
Fruit ripener crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ETHENE | 50 % | 6 | 
| SUN | 50 % | 3 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fruit ripener
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ethene
 - alar
 - accessory fruit
 - addle
 - addled
 - age
 - colour
 - coriander
 - first fruits
 - hip
 - hypogeous
 - kernel
 
Crossword Answer definitions
ETHENE noun- (IUPAC name) The organic chemical compound ethylene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4
 - Any alkene derived from ethylene
 
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ETHENE
- Fruit-ripening gas
 - Flammable gas also called olefiant gas
 - Sweet-smelling gas
 - Anesthetic gas
 - Sweet-smelling hydrocarbon gas
 - Flammable gas
 - Fruit coloring agent
 - Flammable hydrocarbon
 - Colorless gas
 - Hydrocarbon gas