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Octadecene vs Octadecane - What's the difference?

octadecene | octadecane |

In organic compound|lang=fr terms the difference between octadecene and octadecane

is that octadecene is octadecene while octadecane is octadecane.

As nouns the difference between octadecene and octadecane

is that octadecene is octadecene while octadecane is octadecane.

octadecene

English

Noun

(wikipedia octadecene) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of very many isomers of an alkene having eighteen carbon atoms and one double bond

    • octadecane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of very many isomeric alkanes having the formula C18H38, but especially n-octadecane CH3(CH2)16CH3.