olefin
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o·le·fin
(ō′lə-fĭn)n.
1. Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons having at least one double bond.
2. A fiber or fabric made of this material.
[French (gaz) oléfiant, oil-forming (gas), ethylene : Latin oleum, oil; see oil + French -fiant, present participle of -fier, -fy.]
o′le·fin′ic adj.
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al•kene
(ˈæl kin)n.
any member of the homologous series of unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons having at least one double bond and the general formula CnH2n, as ethlyene. Also called olefin .
[1895–1900]
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o·le·fin
(ō′lə-fĭn) See alkene.
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| Noun | 1. | olefin - any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon aliphatic compound - organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative |
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