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alkene

al·kene
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [al-keen]
    • /ˈæl kin/
    • /ˈælˌkin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [al-keen]
    • /ˈæl kin/

Definitions of alkene word

  • noun alkene any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH2n 3
  • noun alkene (as modifier) 3
  • noun alkene any of a series of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons containing a double bond and having the general formula CnH2n: these compounds are sometimes said to be in the ethylene or olefin series 3
  • noun alkene any member of the alkene series. 1
  • noun alkene Any of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons containing a double bond, including ethylene and propylene. 1
  • noun alkene (organic chemistry) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds. 0
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Origin of alkene

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; alk(yl) + -ene

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Parts of speech for Alkene

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alkene popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • -ene

    (in chemistry) indicating an unsaturated compound containing double bonds

  • alkene series

    the homologous series of unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons containing one double bond and having the general formula C n H 2n , as ethylene, H 2 C=CH 2 .

  • butylene

    any of four alkenes, including isobutylene, having the same formula, C4H8, but differing in properties and structure

  • ethylene series

    the homologous series of unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one double bond and have the general formula, CnH2n; alkene series

  • hydrocarbon

    any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .

  • olefin

    any member of the alkene series.
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