Olefine (Noun)
Meaning
Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The chemist studied the properties of olefine, a type of unsaturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum.
- Olefine is a class of hydrocarbons that contain at least one carbon-to-carbon double bond.
- The reaction involved the polymerization of olefine molecules to form a long-chain polymer.
- In the laboratory, the researchers analyzed the structure of olefine compounds using spectroscopy techniques.
- The industrial process involved the cracking of olefine molecules to produce smaller, more useful hydrocarbons.