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allene

/ˈæliːn/

allene noun: any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R₂C=C=CR₂; especially the parent compound CH₂=C=CH₂ (propadiene).

Noun

allene (plural allenes)

  1. Any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R₂C=C=CR₂; especially the parent compound CH₂=C=CH₂ (propadiene).
  2. Any derivative of such hydrocarbons.

Proper noun capitalized: Allene

Allene

  1. A female given name.

allene meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

allene in Tamil

அலீன்

allene in Indonesian

any of a class of hydrocarbons
alena

Forms of allene

pluralallenes

Words formed from allene

Questions about allene

What does allene mean?
Allene means any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R₂C=C=CR₂; especially the parent compound CH₂=C=CH₂ (propadiene).
What is allene in Tamil?
Allene in Tamil is அலீன். See Allene meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is allene?
Allene can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce allene?
Allene is pronounced /ˈæliːn/.
What is the plural of allene?
The plural of allene is allenes.

Words near allene in the dictionary

  1. Allende
  2. Allender
  3. Allenders
  4. Allendes
  5. Allendism
  6. allene
  7. allenerly
  8. allenes
  9. Allenesque
  10. Allenfarm
  11. allenic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: allene (page history and authors); Allene (page history and authors); allene (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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