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olefine

olefine is the alternative form of olefin.

Meaning of olefin

Noun

olefin (plural olefins)

  1. Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.

Forms of olefine

pluralolefines

Origin of olefine

From olefiant.

Questions about olefine

What is olefine the alternative form of?
Olefine is the alternative form of olefin.

Words near olefine in the dictionary

  1. olefin
  2. olefin metathesis
  3. olefinated
  4. olefination
  5. olefinations
  6. olefine
  7. olefines
  8. olefinic
  9. olefins
  10. Oleg
  11. oleh

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