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acetylenyl

acetylenyl noun: any radical derived from an acetylene, but especially ethynyl.

Noun

acetylenyl (plural acetylenyls)

  1. Any radical derived from an acetylene, but especially ethynyl

Forms of acetylenyl

pluralacetylenyls

Questions about acetylenyl

What does acetylenyl mean?
Acetylenyl means any radical derived from an acetylene, but especially ethynyl.
What part of speech is acetylenyl?
Acetylenyl is a noun.
What is the plural of acetylenyl?
The plural of acetylenyl is acetylenyls.

Words near acetylenyl in the dictionary

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

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