Definitions

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  • suffix organic chemistry An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one double bond; an alkene.
  • suffix organic chemistry An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene.
  • suffix A polymer derived from an alkene.

Etymologies

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From the Ancient Greek feminine patronymic suffix.

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