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butyne

butyne noun: either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four carbon atoms and a triple bond, with the empirical formula (C₄H₆).

butyne: either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four carbon atoms and a triple bond, with the...
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Noun

butyne (plural butynes)

  1. Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four carbon atoms and a triple bond, with the empirical formula (C₄H₆)

Forms of butyne

pluralbutynes

Origin of butyne

From but- + -yne.

Words formed from butyne

Questions about butyne

What does butyne mean?
Butyne means either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four carbon atoms and a triple bond, with the empirical formula (C₄H₆).
What part of speech is butyne?
Butyne is a noun.
What is the plural of butyne?
The plural of butyne is butynes.

Words near butyne in the dictionary

  1. butylscopolamine
  2. butylthio
  3. butylthiophene
  4. butylthiophenes
  5. butynamine
  6. butyne
  7. butynediol
  8. butynes
  9. butynyl
  10. butynyls
  11. butyraceous

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