Alkylene
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alkylene is a noun meaning (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkene.
Meaning
(obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkene.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkanediyl functional group, especially one having the free valencies of adjacent carbon atoms.
Word Forms
- alkylenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alkene, chloroalkene, cycloalkene, ethylene, monoalkene, alkenyl.
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