-ylene

-ylene

Chemical suffix denoting a bivalent hydrocarbon radical (for example, methylene, -CH2-) or possessing a double bond (for example, ethylene, CH2=CH2).

-ylene

Chemical suffix denoting a bivalent hydrocarbon radical (e.g., methylene, -CH2-) or possessing a double bond (e.g., ethylene, CH2=CH2).

-ylene

[ -yl + -ene] In chemistry, a suffix denoting a divalent hydrocarbon radical or an unsaturated hydrocarbon.