Definition
Plural of alkene; organic compounds containing carbon-carbon double bonds, such as ethylene and propylene.
Etymology
Standard English plural of alkene, derived from German chemistry nomenclature of the 19th century. The -ene suffix distinguishes these from alkynes (with triple bonds).
Kelly Says
Alkenes are how we make polyethylene plastic—ethylene gas links up through those double bonds millions of times, which is why petroleum chemistry became possible and why plastic is everywhere.
Translations
ARالعربية
ألكينات
alk-i-naht
CACatalà
alcenes
al-ke-nes
DEDeutsch
Alkene
al-keh-nuh
ELΕλληνικά
αλκένια
al-ken-ee-a
ESEspañol
alcenos
al-keh-nos
FISuomi
alkeenit
al-kee-nit
FRFrançais
alcènes
al-sehn
HUMagyar
alkenek
al-ke-nek
IDBahasa Indonesia
alkena
al-ke-na
ITItaliano
alcheni
al-keh-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
alkena
al-ke-na
MYမြန်မာ
အလ်ကင်း
a-l-ke-ng
NLNederlands
alkenen
al-ke-nen
PLPolski
alkeny
al-ken-yih
PTPortuguês
alcenos
al-keh-nos
RORomână
alchene
al-che-ne
SWKiswahili
alkeni
al-ke-ni
TAதமிழ்
அல்கென்கள்
al-ke-ng-gal
TEతెలుగు
అల్కెన్లు
al-ken-lu
TRTürkçe
alkeler
alk-el-er
UKУкраїнська
алкени
alk-en-i
VITiếng Việt
anken
an-ken