Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
oleograph
oleomargarine
oleoresin
oleum
olfaction
olfactometer
olfactory
olfactory bulb
olibanum
oligarch
oligarchy
oligo-
Oligocene
oligochaete
oligoclase
oligomenorrhea
oligomer
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

olefin
o·le·fin [ ṓləfin ] (plural o·le·fins)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. synthetic fiber: a synthetic fiber that is a long chain of polymers
2. chemistry 
Same as  alkene
[Mid-19th century. < French (gaz) oléfiant "oil-forming (gas)" < Latin oleum "oil" (see oil)]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft