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Definition of Olefin
1. Noun. Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon.
Generic synonyms: Aliphatic Compound
Specialized synonyms: Ethene, Ethylene
Definition of Olefin
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Olefin
1. an alkene [n -S] : OLEFINIC [adj] - See also: alkene
Medical Definition of Olefin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Olefin
Literary usage of Olefin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"Reaction of olefin II with diborane and chloramine or diborane-i/e and chloramine
gave the primary amines corresponding to compounds I and IV, ..."
2. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"(d) olefin basic terpolymers manufactured by the catalytic copolymeriza- tion of
... Such olefin basic copolymers shall contain not less than 95 molar ..."
3. Lectures: On Illuminating Engineering Delivered at the Johns Hopkins by Johns Hopkins University, Illuminating Engineering Society (1911)
"The higher members of the paraffin series and olefin series break down even at
temperatures below their boiling points, under normal pressure, ..."
4. Lectures: On Illuminating Engineering Delivered at the Johns Hopkins by Johns Hopkins University, Illuminating Engineering Society (1911)
"The higher members of the paraffin series and olefin series break down even at
temperatures below their boiling points, under normal pressure, ..."
5. Gasoline and Other Motor Fuels by Carleton Ellis, Joseph V. Meigs (1921)
"On this assumption some of the reactions involved might be thus expressed, using
generalized formulae: (1) Conversion of a paraffin into an olefin ..."
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