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polyene

polyene noun: an organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds.

Noun

polyene (plural polyenes)

  1. An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds

Forms of polyene

pluralpolyenes

Origin of polyene

From poly- + -ene.

Words formed from polyene

Questions about polyene

What does polyene mean?
Polyene means an organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds.
What part of speech is polyene?
Polyene is a noun.
What is the plural of polyene?
The plural of polyene is polyenes.

Words near polyene in the dictionary

  1. polyemic
  2. polyendocrine
  3. polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome
  4. polyendocrinopathies
  5. polyendocrinopathy
  6. polyene
  7. polyenergetic
  8. polyenes
  9. polyenic
  10. polyenoic
  11. polyenoic acid

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