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ethynes

ethynes is the plural of ethyne.

Meaning of ethyne

Noun

ethyne (plural ethynes)

  1. (official IUPAC name) The organic compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula HC≡CH or C₂H₂.
    Synonyms:
    acetylene

Questions about ethynes

What is ethynes the plural of?
Ethynes is the plural of ethyne.

Words near ethynes in the dictionary

  1. ethylxanthogenate
  2. ethylxanthogenates
  3. ethyne
  4. ethynediol
  5. ethynerone
  6. ethynes
  7. ethynide
  8. ethynides
  9. ethynium
  10. ethynodiol
  11. ethynol

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