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Alkenes, Alkynes & Dienes
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al⋅kene

  [al-keen]
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–noun Chemistry.
any member of the alkene series.
Origin:
1895–1900; alk(yl) + -ene
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al·kene   (āl'kēn')   
n.  Any of a series of unsaturated, open chain hydrocarbons with one or more carbon-carbon double bonds, having the general formula CnH2n.

[alk(yl) + -ene.]
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Main Entry: al·kene
Pronunciation: 'al-"kEn
Function: noun
: any of numerous unsaturated hydrocarbons having one double bond; specifically : any of a series of aliphatic hydrocarbons CnH2n (as ethylene)
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alkene al·kene (āl'kēn')
n.
Any of a series of unsaturated, open chain hydrocarbons with one or more carbon-carbon double bonds, having the general formula CnH2n.

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