Meaning & use
Triene
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An organic chemical compound whose molecule contains three double bonds.
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The researchers synthesized a new triene to test its reactivity.
Vitamin A derivatives contain a triene structure within their carbon chain.
A note on using this word
The suffix "-ene" denotes a carbon-carbon double bond, so "tri-" plus "-ene" simply signals three such bonds in the molecule.
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