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olefin

/ˈəʊləfɪn/

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From olefiant, "oil-producing".

noun olefins · olefine

Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.

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Español	olefina
Français	oléfine

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@misc{olefin_2026,
  title = {olefin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/olefin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}