ALKENE


Meaning of ALKENE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈal-ˌkēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary alk yl + -ene

Date: 1899

: any of numerous unsaturated hydrocarbons having one double bond ; specifically : any of a series of open-chain hydrocarbons C n H 2 n (as ethylene)

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