| AMINOBUTENES | • AMINOBUTENE n. a synthetic pain-relieving drug, less addictive than morphine. |
| BENZOPYRENES | • benzopyrenes n. Plural of benzopyrene. |
| CHLOROPRENES | • chloroprenes n. Plural of chloroprene. • CHLOROPRENE n. a colorless liquid used esp. in making neoprene by polymerization. |
| FOOTBALLENES | • FOOTBALLENE n. buckminsterfullerene, a ball-shaped molecule containing 60 carbon atoms linked together in hexagons and pentagons to form a closed, near spherical and very stable structure. |
| HEMITERPENES | • hemiterpenes n. Plural of hemiterpene. • HEMITERPENE n. any of a class of simple unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as isoprene. |
| HYPERSTHENES | • hypersthenes n. Plural of hypersthene. • HYPERSTHENE n. a rock-forming orthorhombic silicate of magnesium and ferrous iron. |
| ISOBUTYLENES | • isobutylenes n. Plural of isobutylene. • ISOBUTYLENE n. an isomer of butylene used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. |
| LEUKOTRIENES | • leukotrienes n. Plural of leukotriene. • LEUKOTRIENE n. any of a group of eicosanoids that participate in allergic responses, such as bronchial constriction. |
| METALLOCENES | • metallocenes n. Plural of metallocene. • METALLOCENE n. any one of a class of organometallic sandwich compounds. |
| MONOTERPENES | • monoterpenes n. Plural of monoterpene. • MONOTERPENE n. any of a class of terpenes containing two isoprene units per molecule. |
| NAPHTHALENES | • naphthalenes n. Plural of naphthalene. • NAPHTHALENE n. a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon usually obtained by distillation of coal tar. |
| PHILHELLENES | • philhellenes n. Plural of philhellene. • PHILHELLENE n. one who loves Greece, also PHILHELLENIST. |
| POLYPROPENES | • polypropenes n. Plural of polypropene. • POLYPROPENE n. any of various thermoplastic plastics or fibers that are polymers of propylene, also POLYPROPYLENE. |
| POLYSTYRENES | • polystyrenes n. Plural of polystyrene. • POLYSTYRENE n. a polymer of styrene. |
| STEAROPTENES | • stearoptenes n. Plural of stearoptene. • STEAROPTENE n. the part of an essential oil that separates out as a solid on cooling or standing. |