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ethynylation

ethynylation noun: any addition reaction in which acetylene (ethyne) is added across a double bond.

Noun

ethynylation (plural ethynylations)

  1. Any addition reaction in which acetylene (ethyne) is added across a double bond

Forms of ethynylation

pluralethynylations

Origin of ethynylation

From ethynyl + -ation.

Questions about ethynylation

What does ethynylation mean?
Ethynylation means any addition reaction in which acetylene (ethyne) is added across a double bond.
What part of speech is ethynylation?
Ethynylation is a noun.
What is the plural of ethynylation?
The plural of ethynylation is ethynylations.

Words near ethynylation in the dictionary

  1. ethynides
  2. ethynium
  3. ethynodiol
  4. ethynol
  5. ethynyl
  6. ethynylation
  7. ethynylations
  8. ethynylbenzene
  9. ethynylbenzenes
  10. ethynylene
  11. ethynylenes

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