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polyacetylene

polyacetylene noun: any of a class of organic compounds containing a acetylene (-C≡C-) repeat units, especially any that occur naturally in some composite plants.

Noun

polyacetylene (plural polyacetylenes)

  1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a acetylene (-C≡C-) repeat units, especially any that occur naturally in some composite plants
    Synonyms:
    polyyne
  2. A black polymer, derived from acetylene, containing alternating single and double bonds in a (-CH=CH-) repeat unit; it is an organic semiconductor

Synonyms of polyacetylene

Forms of polyacetylene

pluralpolyacetylenes

Origin of polyacetylene

From poly- + acetylene.

Questions about polyacetylene

What does polyacetylene mean?
Polyacetylene means any of a class of organic compounds containing a acetylene (-C≡C-) repeat units, especially any that occur naturally in some composite plants.
What part of speech is polyacetylene?
Polyacetylene is a noun.
What is the plural of polyacetylene?
The plural of polyacetylene is polyacetylenes.

Words near polyacetylene in the dictionary

  1. polyacene
  2. polyacenes
  3. polyacetal
  4. polyacetals
  5. polyacetylated
  6. polyacetylene
  7. polyacetylenes
  8. polyacetylenic
  9. polyache
  10. polyachene
  11. polyachenes

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