Polyene
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polyene is a noun meaning (chemistry) An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds.
Meaning
(chemistry) An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds.
Word Forms
- polyenes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monoene, polyenone, diene, enyne, polyenyl, dialkene.
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