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carbynes

carbynes is the plural of carbyne.

Meaning of carbyne

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–... ].

Questions about carbynes

What is carbynes the plural of?
Carbynes is the plural of carbyne.

Words near carbynes in the dictionary

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

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