olefin
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈəʊləfɪn/
Noun

olefin (plural olefins)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.



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