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diacetylene

diacetylene noun: a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon, HC≡C-C≡CH, the simplest polyyne.

Noun

diacetylene (countable and uncountable, plural diacetylenes)

  1. A highly unsaturated hydrocarbon, HC≡C-C≡CH, the simplest polyyne
  2. Any of its derivatives, R₂C≡C-C≡CR₂, used in the manufacture of polydiacetylene

Synonyms of diacetylene

Forms of diacetylene

pluraldiacetylenes

Questions about diacetylene

What does diacetylene mean?
Diacetylene means a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon, HC≡C-C≡CH, the simplest polyyne.
What part of speech is diacetylene?
Diacetylene is a noun.
What is the plural of diacetylene?
The plural of diacetylene is diacetylenes.

Words near diacetylene in the dictionary

  1. diacetylations
  2. diacetylchitobiose
  3. diacetylchitobioses
  4. diacetylcholine
  5. diacetyldihydromorphine
  6. diacetylene
  7. diacetylenes
  8. diacetylenic
  9. diacetylhydrazine
  10. diacetylmorphine
  11. diacetylnalorphine

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