diene

[ dahy-een, dahy-een ]

nounChemistry.
  1. any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH2=CH−CH=CH2, that contains two double bonds.

Origin of diene

1
First recorded in 1915–20; di-1 + -ene

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British Dictionary definitions for diene (1 of 2)

diene

/ (ˈdaɪiːn) /


noun
  1. chem a hydrocarbon that contains two carbon-to-carbon double bonds in its molecules

Origin of diene

1
from di- 1 + -ene

British Dictionary definitions for -diene (2 of 2)

-diene

n combining form
  1. denoting an organic compound containing two double bonds between carbon atoms: butadiene

Origin of -diene

2
from di- 1 + -ene

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