ENE

¹ American  

Or E.N.E.

abbreviation

1. east-northeast.

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-ene ² 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 ¹ British  

combining form

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

   benzene

   ethylene

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ENE ² British  

symbol

1. east-northeast

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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

Washington, D.C., and the neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia are the first to embrace the ENE notification system.

From Washington Times

Washington, D.C., and the neighboring states of Maryland and Virginia are the first to embrace the ENE notification system.

From Seattle Times

Those comments were removed from the ENE Facebook Page as the newspaper’s policy states they will not be tolerated.

From Washington Times

It was the same story in Hong Kong; a management representative at the Central Building, where ENE Investments was supposedly located, said he didn’t know anything about the company.

From Seattle Times

The writer is president of ENE, an environmental research and advocacy organization.

From New York Times