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nonylene

nonylene noun: any of a series of metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons, C₉H₁₈, of the ethylene series.

Noun

nonylene (plural nonylenes)

  1. Any of a series of metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons, C₉H₁₈, of the ethylene series.

Forms of nonylene

pluralnonylenes

Origin of nonylene

From non- + -ylene.

Questions about nonylene

What does nonylene mean?
Nonylene means any of a series of metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons, C₉H₁₈, of the ethylene series.
What part of speech is nonylene?
Nonylene is a noun.
What is the plural of nonylene?
The plural of nonylene is nonylenes.

Words near nonylene in the dictionary

  1. nonyellow
  2. nonyellowing
  3. nonyielding
  4. nonyl
  5. nonylaldehyde
  6. nonylene
  7. nonylenes
  8. nonylenic
  9. nonylglucoside
  10. nonylglucosides
  11. nonylic

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