alkylene

English

Noun

alkylene (plural alkylenes)

  1. (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkene.
  2. (obsolete, organic chemistry) An alkanediyl functional group, especially one having the free valencies of adjacent carbon atoms.

Usage notes

This is not obsolete in the functional group usage for chemical patent claims and descriptions; used along with alkenylene and alkynylene.

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Noun

alkylene n

  1. definite plural of alkyl
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