olefin

(ōlə fin)

noun

alkene
also olefine

Origin: < Fr (gaz) oléfiant < L oleum, oil + prp. of Fr fier, to make < L facere: see do

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See olefin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene, having the general formula CnH2n; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.

Origin:

Origin: French (gaz) oléfiant, oil-forming (gas), ethylene

Origin: : Latin oleum, oil; see oil

Origin: + French -fiant

Origin: , present participle of -fier, -fy

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  • oˌle·finˈic adjective

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