Definitions

1. noun

A colorless, volatile, and highly flammable liquid organic compound that is an unsaturated hydrocarbon and is the main component of petrol (gasoline).

“The car’s engine required alkene as fuel to run efficiently.”

2. noun

A type of unsaturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH2n, where n is an integer greater than 2.

“The chemist studied the properties of alkene to understand its reactivity.”