OLEFIN
alkene, olefine, olefin
(noun) any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From olefiant, "oil-producing".
Noun
olefin (plural olefins)
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.
Anagrams
• no-life, on file
Source: Wiktionary
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