DIENE


Meaning of DIENE in English

/duy"een, duy een"/ , n. Chem.

any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH-CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds. Also called diolefin .

[ 1915-20; DI- 1 + -ENE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .