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propenes

propenes is the plural of propene.

Meaning of propene

Noun

propene (countable and uncountable, plural propenes)

  1. (official IUPAC name) The organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.
    • Thus, at 135°C, 223 cyclizes with loss of propene to the borinene 229, which then rearranges to other products.2012, Donald S. Matteson, Stereodirected Synthesis with Organoboranes, page 96
    Synonyms:
    propylene

Questions about propenes

What is propenes the plural of?
Propenes is the plural of propene.

Words near propenes in the dictionary

  1. propendent
  2. propending
  3. propends
  4. propene
  5. propenenitrile
  6. propenes
  7. propenidazole
  8. propenoate
  9. propenoates
  10. propenoic
  11. propenoic acid

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