Chemicals and Drugs

Alkenes

Unsaturated hydrocarbons of the type Cn-H2n, indicated by the suffix -ene. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p408)

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Abstract

Unsaturated hydrocarbons of the type Cn-H2n, indicated by the suffix -ene. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p408)

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5 entry terms
  • Alkene
  • Olefin
  • Olefins
  • Pentene
  • Pentenes

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24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D02w.455w.326.271w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Alkenes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000475. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000475
  2. Alkenes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkene
  3. Alkenes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q81406