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OLEFINE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does olefine mean?
• OLEFINE (noun)
The noun OLEFINE has 1 sense:
1. any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Familiarity information: OLEFINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("olefine" is a kind of...):
aliphatic compound (organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "olefine"):
ethene; ethylene (a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic)
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