Dictionary
al'kene se"ries
Chem.
the homologous series of unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons containing one double bond and having the general formula C
nH
2n, as ethylene, H
2C=CH
2. Also called
ethylene series, olefin series. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.