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crotonylene

crotonylene noun: a colourless, volatile, pungent liquid, C₄H₆. It is produced artificially.

Noun

crotonylene (usually uncountable, plural crotonylenes)

  1. (usually) A colourless, volatile, pungent liquid, C₄H₆. It is produced artificially.
    Synonyms:
    dimethylacetylene, but-2-yne

Synonyms of crotonylene

Forms of crotonylene

pluralcrotonylenes

Origin of crotonylene

Blend of crotonic + acetylene.

Questions about crotonylene

What does crotonylene mean?
Crotonylene means a colourless, volatile, pungent liquid, C₄H₆. It is produced artificially.
What part of speech is crotonylene?
Crotonylene is a noun.
What is the plural of crotonylene?
The plural of crotonylene is crotonylenes.

Words near crotonylene in the dictionary

  1. crotons
  2. crotonyl
  3. crotonylated
  4. crotonylation
  5. crotonylations
  6. crotonylene
  7. crotonylenes
  8. crotonylome
  9. crotonylomes
  10. crotovine
  11. crotovines

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