(organic chemistry) One of a class of hydrocarbons that have at least one double or triple carbon-to-carbon bond that is not in an aromatic ring; examples are ethylene, propadiene, and acetylene.
unsaturated hydrocarbon
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| polyyne |
| pentine |
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