acetylide

American  

[uh-set-l-ahyd] / əˈsɛt lˌaɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

1. any compound derived from acetylene by the replacement of one or both of its hydrogen atoms by a metal, as silver acetylide, Ag 2 Cl 2 .

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acetylide British  

/ əˈsɛtɪˌlaɪd /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of acetylide

acetyl + -ide

Example Sentences

The production of acetylene on addition of HCl to the compound of silver and carbon suggests that the carbon is present as the acetylide ion, .

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Write the formula of the compound showing the acetylide ion.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

This solution absorbs acetylene with the precipitation of red cuprous acetylide, Cu2C2, a very explosive compound.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

This second method of production has the great drawback that, unless proper precautions are taken to purify the gas obtained from the copper acetylide, it is always contaminated with certain chlorine derivatives of acetylene.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Cuprous carbide or acetylide is the reddish brown amorphous precipitate which is the ultimate product obtained when acetylene is led into an ammoniacal solution of cuprous chloride.

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)