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ALKENE

Pronunciation (US):

• ALKENE (noun)
The noun ALKENE has 1 sense:

1. any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon

Familiarity information: ALKENE used as a noun is very rare.

• ALKENE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

alkene; olefin; olefine

Hypernyms ("alkene" is a kind of...):

aliphatic compound (organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alkene"):

ethene; ethylene (a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic)

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