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Polyene

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monoenenoun(organic chemistry) An alkene having a single double bond
polyenonenoun(organic chemistry) Any ketone derived from a polyene
dienenoun(organic chemistry) An organic compound, especially a hydrocarbon, containing two double bonds.
enynenoun(organic chemistry) Any compound having both a double bond and a triple bond
polyenylnoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from a polyene
dialkenenoun(organic chemistry) Any alkene having two double bonds.
hexaenenoun(organic chemistry) Any alkene having six double bonds
pentenenoun(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric alkenes having five carbon atoms and one double bond
oligoynenoun(organic chemistry) Any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) triple bonds
menthenenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a number of isomeric cyclic monoterpene hydrocarbons having a single double bond
polyenynenoun(organic chemistry) A polymer formed from enyne components
enediynenounAny of a class of bacterial products characterized by nine- or ten-membered rings containing two triple bonds separated by a double bond, many of which are highly toxic to DNA and used as antitumour agents.
cyclenenoun(organic chemistry) A cyclic hydrocarbon containing at least one double bond
oligoenenoun(organic chemistry) Any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) double bonds (such as a carotenoid)
pentadienonenoun(organic chemistry) Any aliphatic ketone that has five carbon atoms and two double bonds
pentaenenoun(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any compound having five carbon-carbon double bonds
polyolefinnoun(chemistry) A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin.
polyynenoun(organic chemistry) polyacetylene
octenenoun(organic chemistry) Any of many isomeric alkenes having eight carbon atoms and one double bond; some of them are used in the manufacture of polymers
monoenoicnoun(organic chemistry) Any lipid containing a single double bond

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