ALKYNE


Meaning of ALKYNE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈal-ˌkīn ]

noun

Etymology: alk yl + -yne, alteration of -ine

Date: circa 1909

: any of a series of open-chain hydrocarbons C n H 2 n -2 (as acetylene) having one triple bond

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