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ethine
[
eth
-ahyn
,
e-
thahyn
]
eth·ine
/
ˈɛθ
aɪn
,
ɛˈθaɪn
/
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[
eth
-ahyn
,
e-
thahyn
]
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noun
Chemistry
.
acetylene.
Origin:
1875–80;
eth(yl)
+
-ine
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Ethine
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a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form another compound
to restore or reduce to the natural or uncombined state, such as a metal
a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected
selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others, such as elective attraction
a neutral crystalline substance, C2H7NO3S, obtained from bile
selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others, such as elective attraction
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