alkyne

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

al=kyne

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun alkyne has 1 sense

alkyne(n = noun.substance) acetylene, ethyne - a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis;

is a kind of aliphatic compound

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

alkyne, n. Chem. any of a series of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons containing a triple bond and having the general formula CnH2n-2, including acetylene.

Etymology

ALKYL + -YNE

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