olefinic

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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adj

"Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Using adamantylidenylfulvene, a similar adduct, was obtained where the adamantyl group is positioned rigidly onto the molecular framework by virtue of the olefinic linkage originating from the fulvene."

Etymology tree English olefin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English olefinic From olefin + -ic.

more olefinic (comparative) most olefinic (superlative)

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What does olefinic mean?

Characteristic of, or containing olefins.

Where does olefinic come from?

Etymology tree English olefin Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English olefinic From olefin + -ic.

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