烯 (xī) - Alkene — a class of unsaturated hydrocarbons in

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Alkene — a class of unsaturated hydrocarbons in organic chemistry containing carbon-carbon double bonds.

Alkene — a class of unsaturated hydrocarbons in

Usage highlights

EthylenePropyleneButeneAlkene compoundOlefinPolyethylene

Synonyms

  • 烯烃— alkene (more formal chemical term)
  • 链烯— chain alkene

Antonyms

  • 烷— alkane (saturated hydrocarbon)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ethylene is a simple alkene (乙烯).
  • Propylene is used in plastics production (丙烯).
  • This compound contains an alkene functional group (烯烃基团).
  • Polyethylene is polymerized from ethylene (聚乙烯).

Collocations

  • Ethylene(乙烯)
  • Propylene(丙烯)
  • Butene(丁烯)
  • Alkene compound(烯烃化合物)
  • Olefin(烯烃)
  • Polyethylene(聚乙烯)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms found for this chemical term

Cultural background

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  • A modern chemical character created specifically for organic chemistry terminology
  • Part of systematic chemical nomenclature in Chinese, often used in scientific and industrial contexts
  • Represents China's adaptation of Western chemical concepts into the Chinese writing system

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