acetylide

[ uh-set-l-ahyd ]
/ əˈsɛt lˌaɪd /

noun Chemistry.

any compound derived from acetylene by the replacement of one or both of its hydrogen atoms by a metal, as silver acetylide, Ag2Cl2.

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Origin of acetylide

acetyl + -ide

Words nearby acetylide

acetylcysteine, acetylene, acetylene series, acetylformic acid, acetylic, acetylide, acetylize, acetylmethylcarbinol, acetylsalicylate, acetylsalicylic acid, acetyltransferase
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British Dictionary definitions for acetylide

acetylide
/ (əˈsɛtɪˌlaɪd) /

noun

any of a class of carbides in which the carbon is present as a diatomic divalent ion (C 2 2–). They are formally derivatives of acetylene
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