olefinic
olefinic adjective: characteristic of, or containing olefins.
Adjective
olefinic (comparative more olefinic, superlative most olefinic)
- Characteristic of, or containing olefins.
- Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
Using adamantylidenylfulvene, a similar adduct, was obtained where the adamantyl group is positioned rigidly onto the molecular framework by virtue of the olefinic linkage originating from the fulvene.
- Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich
Forms of olefinic
| comparative | more olefinic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most olefinic |
Origin of olefinic
From olefin + -ic.
Words that rhyme with olefinic
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- isonicotinic
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- Sinic
- vitaminic
- abietinic
- acetylinic
- acetylneuraminic
- achromatinic
- acinic
- aclinic
- acrodynic
- adenylosuccinic
- adiactinic
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- albinic
- alginic
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- aluminic
- aminic
- aminolaevulinic
- aminolevulinic
- aminosuccinic
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- anodynic
- anthracyclinic
- antiallodynic
- antidinic
- antihistaminic
- antimuscarinic
- antinicotinic
- antirabbinic
- apobaraminic
- apurinic
- apyrimidinic
- argininosuccinic
- arsinic
- artemisinic
- asparaginic
- atropinic
- auxinic
- axomyelinic
- azinic
- Baltic-Finnic
Questions about olefinic
- What does olefinic mean?
- Olefinic means characteristic of, or containing olefins.
- What part of speech is olefinic?
- Olefinic is an adjective.
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