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Pronunciation / Transliteration: alchene
"L'alchene contiene un legame doppio tra atomi di carbonio."
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An acyclic hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond.
"Ethene is the simplest alkene used in the production of plastics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in organic chemistry from 'alk-' (based on alcohol/alkane) + the chemical suffix '-ene', denoting a double bond.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alkene" is said worldwide
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alcène
Transliteration: alcène
"L'alcène le plus simple est l'éthylène."
Alken
Transliteration: Alken
"Ein Alken ist ein ungesättigter Kohlenwasserstoff."
alchene
Transliteration: alchene
"L'alchene contiene un legame doppio tra atomi di carbonio."
alqueno
Transliteration: alqueno
"El eteno es el alqueno más básico."
alqueno
Transliteration: alqueno
"O alceno possui uma ligação dupla."
एल्कीन
Transliteration: elkin
"एल्कीन एक असंतृप्त हाइड्रोकार्बन है।"
烯烃
Transliteration: xī tīng
"乙烯是最简单的烯烃。"
알켄
Transliteration: alken
"알켄은 이중 결합을 포함하는 탄화수소입니다."
アルケン
Transliteration: aruken
"アルケンは炭素間二重結合を持つ炭化水素です。"
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