"polyene" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polyenes [plural]
Etymology: poly- + -ene Etymology templates: {{confix|en|poly|ene}} poly- + -ene Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyene (plural polyenes)
  1. (chemistry) An organic compound containing several double bonds, especially one containing a sequence of many alternating single and double bonds Wikipedia link: polyene Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (Translations): poliè [masculine] (Catalan), ポリエン (Japanese)

Inflected forms

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