Alkene

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.

Authority

• 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