noun
organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative
• Hypernyms: ↑organic compound
• Hyponyms:
↑acetylene, ↑ethyne, ↑alkyne, ↑alicyclic compound, ↑alkene, ↑olefine, ↑olefin, ↑methane series, ↑alkane series, ↑alkane, ↑paraffin series, ↑paraffin
Useful english dictionary. 2012.