-ene

Chemistry
1.
a suffix used to form names of unsaturated hydrocarbons (anthracene; benzene), especially those of the alkene series (butylene).
Origin
< Greek -ēnē, feminine of -ēnos, adj. suffix denoting origin or source
British Dictionary definitions for -ene

-ene

combining form
1.
(in chemistry) indicating an unsaturated compound containing double bonds: benzene, ethylene
Word Origin
from Greek -ēnē, feminine patronymic suffix
Word Origin and History for -ene

hydrocarbon suffix, from Greek name-forming suffic -ene; it has no real meaning in itself; probably abstracted mid-19c. from methylene (1834). Put in systematic use by Hofmann (1865). "The breakdown of methylene into methyl and -ene, and the identification of the last syllable of methyl with the general suffix -ly, led to the use of meth- as a separate combining-element, as, for example, in methane, methacrylic [Flood].

-ene in Medicine

-ene suff.
An unsaturated organic compound, especially one containing a double bond between carbon atoms: ethylene.

-ene in Science
-ene  
A suffix used to form the names of hydrocarbons having one or more double bonds, such as benzene.