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di•ene
Pronunciation: (dī'ēn, dī-ēn'), [key]—
n. Chem.
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH
2=CH-CH=CH
2, that contains two double bonds. Also called
diolefin. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.