vinylacetylene

 [vahyn-l-uh-set-l-een, -in]  

vi·nyl·a·cet·y·lene

   [vahyn-l-uh-set-l-een, -in]
noun Chemistry.
a colorless, volatile liquid, C4H4, used chiefly as an intermediate in the manufacture of the synthetic rubber neoprene.
Origin:
vinyl + acetylene
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