olefine

noun

A general name of hydrocarbons having the formula CnH2n, homologous with ethylene: so called from their property of forming oily compounds with bromine and chlorin, like Dutch oil or liquid.

noun

olefiant gas, or ethylene

noun

any of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type

noun

any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon