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triacetylene

triacetylene noun: any polyyne containing three linked acetylene residues.

Noun

triacetylene (plural triacetylenes)

  1. Any polyyne containing three linked acetylene residues

Forms of triacetylene

pluraltriacetylenes

Origin of triacetylene

From tri- + acetylene.

Questions about triacetylene

What does triacetylene mean?
Triacetylene means any polyyne containing three linked acetylene residues.
What part of speech is triacetylene?
Triacetylene is a noun.
What is the plural of triacetylene?
The plural of triacetylene is triacetylenes.

Words near triacetylene in the dictionary

  1. triacetone
  2. triacetone triperoxide
  3. triacetoxyborohydride
  4. triacetoxyborohydrides
  5. triacetylated
  6. triacetylene
  7. triacetylenes
  8. triacetyloleandomycin
  9. triacid
  10. triacidic
  11. triacids

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