English dictionary
olefine
/'/oU/l/@/f/I/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See <u>Ethylene</u>.
Source: webster1913