olefin
IPA: ˈoʊɫʌfɪn
noun
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.
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Examples of "olefin" in Sentences
- This indicates consumption of the olefin.
- An ultraviolet stabilizer for olefin polymers.
- The polyolefin is preferably a tri terminal olefin.
- This reaction is closely related to olefin metathesis.
- Preferably the olefin is polyethylene or polypropylene.
- There is disclosed a process for the metathesis of olefins.
- An olefin polymerization catalyst is prepared in two steps.
- The product of the contacting is useful for the polymerization of olefines.
- A process for the isomerization of normal olefinic hydrocarbons is disclosed.
- In the case of intramolecular olefin insertion, this is the cyclization step.
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