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pentyne

pentyne noun: any of several isomeric alkynes having five carbon atoms and one triple bond.

Noun

pentyne (plural pentynes)

  1. Any of several isomeric alkynes having five carbon atoms and one triple bond

Forms of pentyne

pluralpentynes

Origin of pentyne

From pent- + -yne.

Questions about pentyne

What does pentyne mean?
Pentyne means any of several isomeric alkynes having five carbon atoms and one triple bond.
What part of speech is pentyne?
Pentyne is a noun.
What is the plural of pentyne?
The plural of pentyne is pentynes.

Words near pentyne in the dictionary

  1. pentylenetetrazol
  2. pentylenetetrazole
  3. pentylenetetrazols
  4. pentylic
  5. pentyls
  6. pentyne
  7. pentynes
  8. pentynoate
  9. pentynoates
  10. pentynoic
  11. pentynoic acid

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