olefin

ole·fin (ō′lə fin)

noun

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

o′le·fin′·ic (-fin′ik) adjective

Modifies a noun

business: The sale becomes effective next year, and BP expects to dispose of its olefins business later in the year.
polymerisation: Other recent projects and reviews " Transition metal imido compounds as Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerisation catalysts " .
catalyst: Other recent projects and reviews " Transition metal imido compounds as Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerisation catalysts " .
copolymer: Mitsui Chemicals is joining with Dow in the development of olefin block copolymers with a joint research agreement on catalyst systems.
production: Downstream petrochemical units are to be included to convert all of the olefin production to downstream products.

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