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Alkenes
Medical Definition: | Unsaturated hydrocarbons of the type Cn-H2n, indicated by the suffix -ene. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p408) |
Also Called: | Pentenes |
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Allyl Compounds |
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Ethylenes - Derivatives of ethylene, a simple organic gas of biological origin with many industrial and biological use. |
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Polyenes |
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Vinyl Compounds |
Alkenes Medical Definitions and Terms
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