olefin

Definition of olefin

o´le`fin   Pronunciation: ō´lė`fĭn or ō´lė`fēn
n.1.(Chem.) Olefiant gas, or ethylene. See Ethylene.
2.(Chem.) Any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type; a member of the alkene series of hydrocarbons; an alkene.

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aliphatic compound, alkene, ethene, ethylene, olefine
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