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olefin

noun

  1. hydrocarbon (cyclic or acyclic but not aromatic) having one or more double bonds
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊləfɪn/

noun

Etymology: From olefiant, "oil-producing".

  1. Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.