Organic Chemical
polyene
pol·y·ene [ pol-ee-een ]
Subclass of:
Alkenes
Definitions related to polyenes:
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Aliphatic or alicyclic compound with a carbon chain of four or more atoms and several conjugated double bonds.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Hydrocarbons with more than one double bond. They are a reduced form of POLYYNES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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