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disilyne

disilyne noun: a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a triple bond to another silicon atom.

Noun

disilyne (plural disilynes)

  1. a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a triple bond to another silicon atom
  2. a silicon analog of alkynes containing at least one silicon-silicon triple bond.
  3. a silicon analog of ethyne, Si₂H₂ ( SiH≡SiH )

Forms of disilyne

pluraldisilynes

Origin of disilyne

From di- + silyne.

Words formed from disilyne

  • disilynyl

Questions about disilyne

What does disilyne mean?
Disilyne means a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a triple bond to another silicon atom.
What part of speech is disilyne?
Disilyne is a noun.
What is the plural of disilyne?
The plural of disilyne is disilynes.

Words near disilyne in the dictionary

  1. disiloxanes
  2. disilver
  3. disilyl
  4. disilylated
  5. disilyls
  6. disilyne
  7. disilynes
  8. disimagine
  9. disimagined
  10. disimagines
  11. disimagining

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