Olefinic

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic of, or containing olefins.

    "Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Using adamantylidenylfulvene, a similar adduct, was obtained where the adamantyl group is positioned rigidly onto the molecular framework by virtue of the olefinic linkage originating from the fulvene."

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"Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Using adamantylidenylfulvene, a similar adduct, was obtained where the adamantyl group is positioned rigidly onto the molecular framework by virtue of the olefinic linkage originating from the fulvene."

Etymology

From olefin + -ic.

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