Olefin vs. Polyolefin — What's the Difference?

Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons having at least one double bond.

A polyolefin is a type of polymer with the general formula (CH2CHR)n. They are derived from a handful of simple olefins (alkenes).

A fiber or fabric made of this material.

(chemistry) A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.

(chemistry) A polyene

Olefiant gas, or ethylene. See Ethylene.

Any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type; a member of the alkene series of hydrocarbons; an alkene.

Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon