Olefin

Olefin is a synonym (archaic, but widely used in the petrochemical industry) for the more widely accepted term, alkene. Alkenes are hydrocarbons that simply have a double bond between at least two carbon atoms. The least complex alkene is ethene (containing two carbon atoms) followed by propene (three carbons), butene (four carbons), and so on. In the cases of butene and larger alkenes, multiple isomers exist depending on the position of the double bond. Alkenes serve as a feedstock for the petrochemical industry.

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Synonym: Synonyms (in ancient Greek syn 'συν' = plus and onoma 'όνομα' = name) are different words with similar or identical meanings. Antonyms are words with opposite or nearly opposite meanings. (Synonym and antonym are antonyms.)...

Petrochemical: A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuel. These include purified fossil fuels such as methane, propane, butane, gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or fuel oil, and also include many agricultural chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, and other items s...

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