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carbyne

UK/ˈkɑːbɪn/US/ˈkɑɹ.bɪn/

carbyne noun: the trivalent radical R-C⋮ or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives.

Noun

carbyne (plural carbynes)

  1. The trivalent radical R-C⋮ or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives.
  2. The linear carbon allotrope, composed of alternating (1) triple and single bonds [ ...–C≡C–C≡C–... ] or (2) double bonds [ ...=C=C=C=... ].
  3. Linear acetylenic carbon, a form of the linear carbon allotrope consisting of the form with alternating single- and triple-bonded carbons [ ...–C≡C–C≡C–... ].

Forms of carbyne

pluralcarbynes

Words formed from carbyne

Questions about carbyne

What does carbyne mean?
Carbyne means the trivalent radical R-C⋮ or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives.
What part of speech is carbyne?
Carbyne is a noun.
How do you pronounce carbyne?
Carbyne is pronounced /ˈkɑɹ.bɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of carbyne?
The plural of carbyne is carbynes.

Words near carbyne in the dictionary

  1. carby
  2. carbyl
  3. carbylamine
  4. carbylamines
  5. carbyls
  6. carbyne
  7. carbynes
  8. carbynic
  9. carbynium
  10. carbyniums
  11. carcade

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