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vinylacetylene

vinylacetylene noun: a dimer of acetylene (butenyne) CH₂=CH-C≡CH, used in the manufacture of some polymers.

Noun

vinylacetylene (uncountable)

  1. A dimer of acetylene (butenyne) CH₂=CH-C≡CH, used in the manufacture of some polymers

Origin of vinylacetylene

From vinyl + acetylene.

Questions about vinylacetylene

What does vinylacetylene mean?
Vinylacetylene means a dimer of acetylene (butenyne) CH₂=CH-C≡CH, used in the manufacture of some polymers.
What part of speech is vinylacetylene?
Vinylacetylene is a noun.

Words near vinylacetylene in the dictionary

  1. vinyl inserts
  2. vinyl iodide
  3. vinyl record
  4. vinyl records
  5. vinyl trichloride
  6. vinylacetylene
  7. vinylal
  8. vinylaluminium
  9. vinylaluminiums
  10. vinylaluminum
  11. vinylaluminums

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