Dialkene vs. Alkene

Dialkenenoun

(organic chemistry) Any alkene having two double bonds

Alkenenoun

(organic compound) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds

Alkenenoun

any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon

Alkene

In chemistry, an alkene is a hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon double bond.Alkene is often used as synonym of olefin, that is, any hydrocarbon containing one or more double bonds. Two general types of monoalkenes are distinguished: terminal and internal.