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polyacetylenes

polyacetylenes is the plural of polyacetylene.

Meaning of polyacetylene

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

Questions about polyacetylenes

What is polyacetylenes the plural of?
Polyacetylenes is the plural of polyacetylene.

Words near polyacetylenes in the dictionary

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

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