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olefin
[ oh-luh-fin ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- any member of the alkene series.
olefin
/ ō′lə-fĭn /
- See alkene
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- ole·finic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of olefin1
1855–60; < French oléf ( iant ) ( olefiant gas ) + -in 2
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