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ethynide

ethynide noun: the monobasic anion [HC≡C]⁻ (a form of carbide) formally derived by removing a hydrogen atom from ethyne; any salt containing this anion.

Noun

ethynide (plural ethynides)

  1. the monobasic anion [HC≡C]⁻ (a form of carbide) formally derived by removing a hydrogen atom from ethyne; any salt containing this anion
    Synonyms:
    acetylide

Synonyms of ethynide

Forms of ethynide

pluralethynides

Questions about ethynide

What does ethynide mean?
Ethynide means the monobasic anion [HC≡C]⁻ (a form of carbide) formally derived by removing a hydrogen atom from ethyne; any salt containing this anion.
What part of speech is ethynide?
Ethynide is a noun.
What is the plural of ethynide?
The plural of ethynide is ethynides.

Words near ethynide in the dictionary

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

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