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See also: olefin

Olefin n ‎(genitive Olefins, plural Olefine)

Declension of Olefin

See also: Olefin

From olefiant, "oil producing".

olefin ‎(plural olefins)

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.