Associations to the word «Olefine»

Noun

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Wiktionary

OLEFINE, noun. (chemistry) olefiant gas, or ethylene
OLEFINE, noun. (chemistry) (by extension) any of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type

Dictionary definition

OLEFINE, noun. Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope