alkene
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alkene
- /ˈælkin/ Australia, Canada, US
Rhymes with -in
Where it comes from
Derived from German Alken.
noun alkenes
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An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.
Similar: olefin
Translations
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noun unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds
| Español | alqueno |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 알켄 alken |
| 日本語 | アルケン aruken, オレフィン orefin, オレフィン系炭化水素 orefin-kei tanka suiso, エチレン系炭化水素 echiren-kei tanka suiso |
| 中文 | 烯 xī, 烯烴 /烯烃 xītīng |
| Português | alceno |
| Français | alcène |
| Deutsch | Alken |
| Italiano | alchene |
| Română | alchenă |
| Русский | алке́н alkén |
| Tiếng Việt | anken |
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@misc{alkene_2026,
title = {alkene},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alkene},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
