Alkide

/ˈælkaɪd/ noun

Definition

A chemical compound formed when an alkene reacts with another substance; a product of alkene addition reactions.

Etymology

From alkene + -ide (a suffix denoting chemical compounds, especially binary compounds). This systematic term follows standard organic chemistry nomenclature rules.

Kelly Says

Alkides represent one of the fundamental reactions in chemistry—that C=C double bond is desperate to become two single bonds, so it grabs onto other molecules, a process that created modern petrochemistry.

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