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• ENE
  ENE

  abbreviation

  east-northeast.
• -ene
  -ene

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

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

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

See Examples For:

ENE -ene

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

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2022

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 ● Feb. 10, 2019

The states in the program “were able to reduce emissions faster and more efficiently than was previously assumed,” said Peter Shattuck, director of market initiatives at ENE, a research and advocacy group based in Boston.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2014

“This E.P.A. regulation will breathe life into state-level cap-and-trade programs,” said Peter Shattuck, director of market initiatives at ENE, a Boston-based climate policy advocacy and research organization.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2014

A decked long boat, having been sent from Sydney to Norfolk island, in her passage thither fell in with a considerable shoal bearing from ENE to WNW distant from the vessel one mile.

From An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 by Collins, David

The presence of the double bond is signified by replacing the suffix -ane with the suffix -ene.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019