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acetylenic

acetylenic adjective: of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond.

Adjective

acetylenic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond

Origin of acetylenic

From acetylene + -ic.

Words formed from acetylenic

Questions about acetylenic

What does acetylenic mean?
Acetylenic means of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond.
What part of speech is acetylenic?
Acetylenic is an adjective.

Words near acetylenic in the dictionary

  1. acetylenediol
  2. acetylenediolate
  3. acetylenediolates
  4. acetylenediols
  5. acetylenes
  6. acetylenic
  7. acetylenically
  8. acetylenyl
  9. acetylenyls
  10. acetylesterase
  11. acetylesterases

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