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-yne

suffix forming nouns
  1. denoting an organic chemical containing a triple bondalkyne

Word Origin for -yne

alteration of -ine ²
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-yne

  1. A suffix used to form the names of hydrocarbons having one or more triple bonds, as in ethyne.
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