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Chemistry.
a suffix used to form names of unsaturated hydrocarbons (anthracene; benzene), esp. those of the alkene series (butylene).
Origin:
< Gk -ēnē, fem. of -ēnos, adj. suffix denoting origin or source
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-ene  
suff.  An unsaturated organic compound, especially one containing a double bond between carbon atoms: ethylene.

[From Greek -ēnē, feminine adj. suff.]
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Medical Dictionary

-ene suff.
An unsaturated organic compound, especially one containing a double bond between carbon atoms: ethylene.

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Science Dictionary
-ene  
A suffix used to form the names of hydrocarbons having one or more double bonds, such as benzene.
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