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Definition of Diolefins
1. diolefin [n] - See also: diolefin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diolefins
Literary usage of Diolefins
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gasoline and Other Motor Fuels by Carleton Ellis, Joseph V. Meigs (1921)
"In passing the vapors and gases through a narrow hot tube, with about 2 seconds
exposure to heat, a gas containing 4 to 5 per cent of diolefins is said to ..."
2. The Medical Student's Manual of Chemistry by Rudolph August Witthaus (1902)
"The diolefins are isomeric with the hydrocarbons of the acetylene series, containing
two double linkages, in place of one triple linkage. ..."
3. Bulletin by Colorado Geological Survey (1920)
"It is an established fact that the diolefins, and not the olefins, ... If the
diolefins are completely removed the olefin- rich gasoline will not ..."
4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"... and from Table V one sees that they are formed with moderate intensities from
a number of the diolefins and the ..."