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alkene

/ˈælkin/

alkene noun: an unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.

Noun

alkene (plural alkenes)

  1. An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.
    Synonyms:
    olefin

alkene meaning in Tamil, Indonesian, Persian and Vietnamese

alkene in Tamil

மதுக்கணுகம், அற்கீன, ஆல்கீன், மதுக்கரியம், மதுக்கணியம்

alkene in Indonesian

unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds
alkena

alkene in Persian

unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds
آلکن âlken

alkene in Vietnamese

unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds
anken

Synonyms of alkene

Forms of alkene

pluralalkenes

Words formed from alkene

Questions about alkene

What does alkene mean?
Alkene means an unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.
What is alkene in Tamil?
Alkene in Tamil is மதுக்கணுகம், அற்கீன, ஆல்கீன். See Alkene meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alkene?
Alkene is a noun.
How do you pronounce alkene?
Alkene is pronounced /ˈælkin/ (UK).
What is the plural of alkene?
The plural of alkene is alkenes.

Words near alkene in the dictionary

  1. alkekengi
  2. alkekengis
  3. Alken
  4. alkenal
  5. alkenals
  6. alkene
  7. alkenes
  8. alkenic
  9. alkenoate
  10. alkenoates
  11. alkenoic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alkene (page history and authors); alkene (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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