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olefins

olefins is the plural 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.

Questions about olefins

What is olefins the plural of?
Olefins is the plural of olefin.

Words near olefins in the dictionary

  1. olefination
  2. olefinations
  3. olefine
  4. olefines
  5. olefinic
  6. olefins
  7. Oleg
  8. oleh
  9. olehs
  10. oleic
  11. oleic acid

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