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ALL meanings of alkene

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  • 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 of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons containing a double bond, including ethylene and propylene. 1
  • noun alkene any member of the alkene series. 1
  • noun alkene (organic chemistry) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds. 0
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