ALLENE


Meaning of ALLENE in English

ˈaˌlēn noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, contraction of allylene

1. : a gaseous hydrocarbon CH 2 = C = CH 2 — called also propadiene, sym-allylene

2. : a diolefin with its two double bonds in adjacent positions

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.