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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

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