Alkene

//ælˈkʰin// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.
  2. 2
    any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
olefinmonoolefinolefine

Related phrases

double bond

More for "alkene"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.