-ene

¹ American  

Chemistry.

1. a suffix used to form names of unsaturated hydrocarbons (anthracene; benzene ), especially those of the alkene series (butylene ).

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ENE ² American  

Or E.N.E.

abbreviation

1. east-northeast.

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ENE ¹ British  

symbol

1. east-northeast

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-ene ² British  

combining form

1. (in chemistry) indicating an unsaturated compound containing double bonds

   benzene

   ethylene

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–ene Scientific  

1. A suffix used to form the names of hydrocarbons having one or more double bonds, such as benzene.

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Etymology

Origin of -ene

< Greek -ēnē, feminine of -ēnos, adj. suffix denoting origin or source

Example Sentences

The cause was kidney failure, his wife, Ene Riisna, said.

From New York Times

"We want to keep our territory safe and healthy. They say when they take crude they bring health, education, but we don't see anything, there's no development," Ene Nenquimo, a national Waorani leader, told Reuters during a visit to Yasuni communities.

From Reuters

It’s because you’re a newbie and you’re on the trail and you hear a sound, and then you start thinking, Is that a leaf falling down or is that an animal or my God it could be the ene-... by that time you’re dead.

From Washington Post

“She invented intimacy on television,” Ene Riisna, an ABC producer, was quoted as saying in Nichola Gutgold’s book “Seen and Heard: The Women of Television News.”

From Washington Post

Wind ENE 10-15 mph, gusting to 22 mph.

From Seattle Times