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ethynylene

ethynylene noun: the divalent radical derived from ethyne -C≡C-.

Noun

ethynylene (plural ethynylenes)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The divalent radical derived from ethyne -C≡C-

Forms of ethynylene

pluralethynylenes

Questions about ethynylene

What does ethynylene mean?
Ethynylene means the divalent radical derived from ethyne -C≡C-.
What part of speech is ethynylene?
Ethynylene is a noun.
What is the plural of ethynylene?
The plural of ethynylene is ethynylenes.

Words near ethynylene in the dictionary

  1. ethynyl
  2. ethynylation
  3. ethynylations
  4. ethynylbenzene
  5. ethynylbenzenes
  6. ethynylene
  7. ethynylenes
  8. ethynylestradiol
  9. ethynyls
  10. ethypicone
  11. ethyr

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