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Olefin
An olefin is an alkene hydrocarbon. The name comes from the term olefiant gas, an early name for ethylene meaning "oil-forming".
See also
A synonym for the more widely accepted term, alkene. Simply hydrocarbons that contain a carbon-carbon double bond.
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