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phenylacetylene

phenylacetylene noun: an alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group, sometimes used as an analogue for acetylene in scientific research.

Noun

phenylacetylene (countable and uncountable, plural phenylacetylenes)

  1. An alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group, sometimes used as an analogue for acetylene in scientific research.

Forms of phenylacetylene

pluralphenylacetylenes

Origin of phenylacetylene

From phenyl + acetylene.

Questions about phenylacetylene

What does phenylacetylene mean?
Phenylacetylene means an alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group, sometimes used as an analogue for acetylene in scientific research.
What part of speech is phenylacetylene?
Phenylacetylene is a noun.
What is the plural of phenylacetylene?
The plural of phenylacetylene is phenylacetylenes.

Words near phenylacetylene in the dictionary

  1. phenylacetic
  2. phenylacetic acid
  3. phenylacetone
  4. phenylacetones
  5. phenylacetyl
  6. phenylacetylene
  7. phenylacetylenes
  8. phenylacetylglutamine
  9. phenylacetyls
  10. phenylahistin
  11. phenylalanin

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