ethylene series

British

noun

chem the homologous series of unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one double bond and have the general formula, C n H 2n ; alkene series

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ethylene series Scientific

The alkene series.
See under alkene

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ethylene series

One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, C5H10, of the ethylene series.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster

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