triene

[ trahy-een ]

/ ˈtraɪ in /

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noun Chemistry.

any compound containing three double bonds.

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Origin of triene

First recorded in 1925–30; tri- + -ene

Words nearby triene

tridymite, triecious, tried, tried-and-true, triella, triene, triennial, triennium, triens, Trient, trier

British Dictionary definitions for triene

triene

/ (ˈtraɪˌiːn) /

noun

a chemical compound containing three double bonds

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