Alkyne Definition

ălkīn
noun
Any of a series of aliphatic hydrocarbons with a carbon-carbon triple bond and the general formula Cn H2n−2 .
American Heritage
Any of a series of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons containing a triple bond and having the general formula CnH2n-2: these compounds are sometimes said to be in the acetylene series.
Webster's New World

(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond.

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Singular:
alkyne
Plural:
alkynes

Origin of Alkyne

  • alky(l) –(i)ne

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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