diene

D2I1E1N1E1
/ˈdaɪ.iːn/

noun

An organic compound, especially a hydrocarbon, containing two double bonds.

OriginEnglish di- ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) →
UncommonScrabble 6
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundiene (plural dienes)

plural dienes

  1. chemistryAn organic compound, especially a hydrocarbon, containing two double bonds.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishdiene

From di- + -ene.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans dieen
  • dieenorganic compound
Catalan diè
  • dièorganic compound
Czech dien
  • dienorganic compound
Dutch dieen
  • dieenorganic compound
Finnish dieeni
  • dieeniorganic compound
Spanish dieno
  • dienoorganic compound

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

endieneidedinee
Cite this entry
APA

diene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diene

MLA

“diene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diene.

Source: diene on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.