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A compound in the homologous series of aliphatic hydrocarbons that contain only one double bond. The basic formula for the group is (CnH2n). Examples are ethylene and propylene. | A compound in the homologous series of aliphatic hydrocarbons that contain only one double bond. The basic formula for the group is (CnH2n). Examples are ethylene and propylene. | ||
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* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 | ||
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Description
A compound in the homologous series of aliphatic hydrocarbons that contain only one double bond. The basic formula for the group is (CnH2n). Examples are ethylene and propylene.
Resources and Citations
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998