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Definition of Olefine
1. Noun. Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon.
Generic synonyms: Aliphatic Compound
Specialized synonyms: Ethene, Ethylene
Definition of Olefine
1. n. Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See Ethylene.
Definition of Olefine
1. Noun. (chemistry) olefiant gas, or ethylene ¹
2. Noun. (chemistry by extension) any of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Olefine
1. olefin [n -S] - See also: olefin
Medical Definition of Olefine
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Olefine
Literary usage of Olefine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lecture Notes for Chemical Students by Edward Frankland (1881)
"Etheric Normal olefine Acids. — These acids only differ from the normal ...
Secondary olefine Acids.—A secondary olefine acid of this series is one in which ..."
2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"The alcohols of this class are formed from the olefine and the acetylene series
in exactly the same manner as the ordinary alcohols, just studied, ..."
3. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Allen Miller (1880)
"Hofmann proposed to distinguish the olefines by the termination ene, forming the
name of the olefine from that of the corresponding paraffin, ..."
4. Victor Von Richter's Organic Chemistry; Or, Chemistry of the Carbon by Victor von Richter, Richard Anschütz, Georg Schroeter (1900)
"They unite the properties of a fatty acid with those of an olefine. ... (4)
Ammonia converts the olefine carboxylic acids into amido-fatty acids ; crotonic ..."
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