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bisallylic

bisallylic adjective: having two allene groups.

Adjective

bisallylic (not comparable)

  1. Having two allene groups
    1. Between two double bonds: in R₂C=C-CH₂-C=CR₂, the central C (carbon) is said to be in a bisallylic position.

Origin of bisallylic

From bis- + allylic.

Questions about bisallylic

What does bisallylic mean?
Bisallylic means having two allene groups.
What part of speech is bisallylic?
Bisallylic is an adjective.

Words near bisallylic in the dictionary

  1. bisalkoxides
  2. bisalkylation
  3. bisallene
  4. bisallenes
  5. bisallenic
  6. bisallylic
  7. bisalp
  8. bisalt
  9. Bisaltae
  10. bisalts
  11. bisamide

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