Morpheme
-ene
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) chemical suffix naming an unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one double bond; (2) chemical suffix naming an aromatic hydrocarbon based on benzene; (3) chemical suffix naming a polymer derived from an alkene
Etymology
French -ène; Ancient Greek -ēnós
Evidence
acetylene, barrelene, benzene, carotene, elaeoptene, ethylene, graphene, lycopene, methylene, phosphene, polystyrene, propylene, pyrene, stearoptene, styrene, xanthene, xylene
