adjective
- of, relating to, or containing a cyclic olefin; characterized by a ring structure with one or more carbon-carbon double bonds
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Cycloolefinic monomers are used in the synthesis of specialized polymers.
- The cycloolefinic structure provides unique reactivity in organic synthesis.
- Researchers studied the cycloolefinic compound's polymerization behavior.
- Cycloolefinic ring-opening metathesis polymerization is an important industrial process.