Usually means: Unsaturated hydrocarbons containing double bonds.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. olefinic: Merriam-Webster
  2. olefinic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. olefinic: Collins English Dictionary
  4. olefinic: Wordnik
  5. olefinic: Wiktionary
  6. olefinic: Dictionary.com
  7. olefinic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. olefinic: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. olefinic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. olefinic: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  Characteristic of, or containing olefins.

Similar:
olefinated, oleic, ethylenic, olefiant, octylic, octadecenoic, ethylic, phenolic, oleanolic, ethoxy, more...

Opposite:
aliphatic, saturated, non-olefinic

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Similar:
olefinated, oleic, ethylenic, olefiant, octylic, octadecenoic, ethylic, phenolic, oleanolic, ethoxy, more...

Opposite:
aliphatic, saturated, non-olefinic



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