-ene meaning: definition, etymology

-ene

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AU, IN, NZ, UK /-iːn/ · CA, US, SC /-in/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin -ēnus, from Ancient Greek -ηνός (-ēnós), forming adjectives from place names.

Morpheme Forms adjectives relating to places and nouns for their inhabitants.

Morpheme Forms adjectives and nouns denoting religious groups from personal names.

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Etymology Borrowed from French -ène, chosen by French chemist Jean-Baptiste Dumas to avoid confusion with chemicals in -ine.

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Morpheme An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one double bond; an alkene.

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Morpheme An aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene.

Morpheme A polymer derived from an alkene.

Derived terms: 44 terms
-diene, -enyl, acetylene, anthracene, benzene, butadiene, camphene, carotene, cymene, ethene, ethylene, fullerene, indene, isoprene, limonene, lycopene, mesitylene, methylene, naphthalene, naphthene, neoprene, nitrobenzene, phenanthrene, phenylene, pinene, polyene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polythene, propene, propylene, pyrene, retene, retinene, squalene, stearoptene, stilbene, styrene, terpene, toluene, trinitrotoluene, xanthene, xylene
Related terms: -ane, -ein, -in, -ine, -yne

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Etymology Derived from graphene, expressing its monolayer characteristic.

Morpheme A single-atom thick two-dimensional layer of atoms.

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