Organic Chemical
alkenes
al·kenes
Subclass of:
Hydrocarbons, Acyclic
Definitions related to alkenes:
  • Unsaturated hydrocarbons of the type Cn-H2n, indicated by the suffix -ene. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p408)
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