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alkene

al·kene [ ál kn ] (plural al·kenes)


noun 
Definition:
 
unsaturated hydrocarbon with double bond: an open-chain hydrocarbon containing one carbon-to-carbon double bond and belonging to a series whose members all have the same general chemical formula. CnH2n

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