alkene
alkene definition
al·kene (al′kēn′)
noun
any of a series of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons containing a double bond and having the general formula CH: these compounds are sometimes said to be in the ethylene or olefin series
Etymology: alk(yl) + -ene
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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