alkene

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Noun

HYPHEN

al=kene

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun alkene has 1 sense

alkene(n = noun.substance) olefin, olefine - any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon;

is a kind of aliphatic compound

has particulars: ethene, ethylene

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

alkene, n. Chem. any of a series of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons containing a double bond and having the general formula CnH2n, including ethylene and propene.

Etymology

ALKYL + -ENE

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