alkyne

or al·kine

[ al-kahyn ]

nounChemistry.
  1. any member of the alkyne series.

Origin of alkyne

1
1880–85; alk(yl) + -ine2, altered to -yne

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British Dictionary definitions for alkyne

alkyne

/ (ˈælkaɪn) /


noun
  1. : Also called: acetylene

    • any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has a formula of the type C n H 2 n –2

    • (as modifier): alkyne series

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Scientific definitions for alkyne

alkyne

[ ălkīn′ ]


  1. Any of a group of unsaturated hydrocarbons that havee carbon atoms in chains linked by one or more triple bonds and that have the general formula CnH2n-2. Alkynes can be solid, liquid, or gaseous and include acetylene.♦ The group of alkynes as a whole is called the alkyne series or the acetylene series. The first five members of the alkyne series are acetylene (or ethyne), propyne, butyne, pentyne, and hexyne.

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