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Defenition of the word alkene

    • Defenition of the word alkene

      • An unsaturated chemical compound containing at least one carbon-to-carbon double bond. The simplest alkenes, with only one double bond and no other functional groups, form a homologous series of hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n.
      • any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon

    Synonyms for the word alkene

      • olefin
      • olefine

    Hyponyms for the word alkene

      • ethene
      • ethylene

    Hypernyms for the word alkene

      • aliphatic compound
      • hydrocarbon

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