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diacetylenes

diacetylenes is the plural of diacetylene.

Meaning of diacetylene

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

Questions about diacetylenes

What is diacetylenes the plural of?
Diacetylenes is the plural of diacetylene.

Words near diacetylenes in the dictionary

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

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