Term Name: | olefin |
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Synonyms: | olefin, olefins |
Definition: | Acyclic and cyclic hydrocarbons having one or more carbon-carbon double bonds, apart from the formal ones in aromatic compounds. The class olefins subsumes alkenes and cycloalkenes and the corresponding polyenes. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:33641] ( EBI ) |