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silylethynyl

silylethynyl noun: any of a class of univalent radicals, R₃Si-C≡C-, having a silyl group attached to the remote carbon atom of an ethynyl group.

Noun

silylethynyl (uncountable)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any of a class of univalent radicals, R₃Si-C≡C-, having a silyl group attached to the remote carbon atom of an ethynyl group

Origin of silylethynyl

From silyl + ethynyl.

Questions about silylethynyl

What does silylethynyl mean?
Silylethynyl means any of a class of univalent radicals, R₃Si-C≡C-, having a silyl group attached to the remote carbon atom of an ethynyl group.
What part of speech is silylethynyl?
Silylethynyl is a noun.

Words near silylethynyl in the dictionary

  1. silylbenzyls
  2. silylcupration
  3. silylcuprations
  4. silylene
  5. silylenes
  6. silylethynyl
  7. silylethynyloxyarene
  8. silylethynyloxyarenes
  9. silylethynyloxybenzene
  10. silylethynyloxybenzenes
  11. silylformylation

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