olefin

[ oh-luh-fin ]
/ ˈoʊ lə fɪn /

noun Chemistry.

any member of the alkene series.
Also o·le·fine [oh-luh-fin, -feen] /ˈoʊ lə fɪn, -ˌfin/.

Origin of olefin

1855–60; < French oléf(iant) (see olefiant gas) + -in2

OTHER WORDS FROM olefin

o·le·fin·ic, adjective

Medical definitions for olefin

olefin
[ ōlə-fĭn ]

n.

Any of a group of unsaturated open chain hydrocarbons possessing one or more double bonds, the simplest of which is ethylene.

Scientific definitions for olefin

olefin
[ ōlə-fĭn ]

See alkene.