ENE

or E.N.E.

-ene

Chemistry.

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

Origin of -ene

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

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Historical Examples of ene

These are a succession of rocky patches extending 4½ miles in an ENE.
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Walter H. Rich
The navigation for steamers drawing 10 feet of water terminates at the junction of the Perene and Ene.
Life of Rear Admiral John Randolph Tucker
James Henry Rochelle
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Lewis Spence

British Dictionary definitions for ene

ENE

symbol for

east-northeast

-ene

n combining form

(in chemistry) indicating an unsaturated compound containing double bondsbenzene; ethylene

Word Origin for -ene

from Greek -ēnē, feminine patronymic suffix

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Word Origin and History for ene

-ene

hydrocarbon suffix, from Greek name-forming suffic -ene; it has no real meaning in itself; probably abstracted mid-19c. from methylene (1834). Put in systematic use by Hofmann (1865). "The breakdown of methylene into methyl and -ene, and the identification of the last syllable of methyl with the general suffix -ly, led to the use of meth- as a separate combining-element, as, for example, in methane, methacrylic [Flood].

ene in Medicine

-ene

suff.

An unsaturated organic compound, especially one containing a double bond between carbon atoms:ethylene.

ene in Science

-ene

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