acetylide

 [uh-set-l-ahyd]  

a·cet·y·lide

   [uh-set-l-ahyd]
noun Chemistry.
any compound derived from acetylene by the replacement of one or both of its hydrogen atoms by a metal, as silver acetylide, Ag2Cl2.
Origin:
acetyl + -ide
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Acetylide is always a great word to know.
So is mole. Does it mean:
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, such as potassium cyanide, KCN
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule
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acetylide (əˈsɛtɪˌlaɪd)
 
—n
any of a class of carbides in which the carbon is present as a diatomic divalent ion (C22--). They are formally derivatives of acetylene

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