alkadiene
/ˌalkəˈdʌɪiːn/(also alkadiëne) Chemistry
noun
Any unsaturated hydrocarbon that has two carbon–carbon double bonds in its molecule; especially a straight-chain hydrocarbon of this kind.
Origin
Early 20th century. From German Alkadien from alk- (in Alken) + Dien, with insertion of -a- apparently for euphony.
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