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heteroalkene

heteroalkene noun: any analogue of an alkene in which a doubly bonded carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom.

Noun

heteroalkene (plural heteroalkenes)

  1. Any analogue of an alkene in which a doubly bonded carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom.

Forms of heteroalkene

pluralheteroalkenes

Origin of heteroalkene

From hetero- + alkene.

Questions about heteroalkene

What does heteroalkene mean?
Heteroalkene means any analogue of an alkene in which a doubly bonded carbon atom is replaced by a heteroatom.
What part of speech is heteroalkene?
Heteroalkene is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroalkene?
The plural of heteroalkene is heteroalkenes.

Words near heteroalkene in the dictionary

  1. heteroaggregate
  2. heteroaggregates
  3. heteroaggregation
  4. heteroaldehyde
  5. heteroaldehydes
  6. heteroalkene
  7. heteroalkenes
  8. heteroalkyl
  9. heteroallele
  10. heteroalleles
  11. heteroallelic

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