allene

See also: Allene and allène

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæliːn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

allene (plural allenes)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of hydrocarbons having two double bonds from one carbon atom to two others - R₂C=C=CR₂; especially the parent compound CH₂=C=CH₂ (propadiene).
2. (organic chemistry) Any derivative of such hydrocarbons.

Derived terms

• allenic
• allenoic
• allenol
• allenyl
• bisallene
• bromoallene
• cyclohexylallene
• heteroallene

 

Translations

any of a class of hydrocarbons

• Catalan: al·lè (ca) m
• Indonesian: alena
• Italian: allene m
• Portuguese: aleno m
• Russian: алле́н (ru) m (allén)
• Spanish: aleno m
• Swedish: allen c

derivative of such hydrocarbons

• Italian: allene m
• Spanish: aleno m

See also

• cumulene

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈlɛ.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɛne
• Hyphenation: al‧lè‧ne

Noun

allene m (plural alleni)

1. (organic chemistry) allene

Anagrams

• ellena

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From al +‎ êne.

Adverb

allêne

1. only, just

Alternative forms

• alleine (Limburgish)

Descendants

• Dutch: alleen
• Limburgish: allein

Further reading

• “allene (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “allene (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II