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heptyne

heptyne noun: any alkyne with one triple bond and the molecular formula C₇H₁₂.

Noun

heptyne (plural heptynes)

  1. Any alkyne with one triple bond and the molecular formula C₇H₁₂.

Forms of heptyne

pluralheptynes

Origin of heptyne

From hept- + -yne.

Questions about heptyne

What does heptyne mean?
Heptyne means any alkyne with one triple bond and the molecular formula C₇H₁₂.
What part of speech is heptyne?
Heptyne is a noun.
What is the plural of heptyne?
The plural of heptyne is heptynes.

Words near heptyne in the dictionary

  1. heptylamines
  2. heptylene
  3. heptylenes
  4. heptylic
  5. heptyls
  6. heptyne
  7. heptynes
  8. heptynoic acid
  9. heptynoic acids
  10. Hepu
  11. Hepworth

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