1 -ylene | Definition of -ylene

-ylene

noun suffix
\ əˌlēn, ᵊlˌēn\
plural -s

Definition of -ylene

1 : unsaturated hydrocarbon piperylene — compare -ene
2 : bivalent radical phenylene −C6H4−

History and Etymology for -ylene

-yl + -ene

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