NOUN | substance | alkene, olefine, olefin | any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon |
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Sounds | ae'lkiy.n | |
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Rhymes | Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn... |
Meaning | Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon. | |
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Synonyms | olefine, olefin | |
Narrower | ethylene, ethene | A flammable colorless gaseous alkene |
Broader | aliphatic compound | organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative |
Spanish | alqueno, olefina | |
Catalan | alquè, olefina |
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