alkyne

or al·kine

[ al-kahyn ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. any member of the alkyne series.

alkyne

/ ˈælkaɪn /

noun

1. Also calledacetylene
   1. any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has a formula of the type C n H 2n–2
   2. ( as modifier )

      alkyne series

alkyne

/ ăl′kīn′ /

1. Any of a group of unsaturated hydrocarbons that havee carbon atoms in chains linked by one or more triple bonds and that have the general formula C n H 2n - 2 . Alkynes can be solid, liquid, or gaseous and include acetylene.
2. ◆ The group of alkynes as a whole is called the alkyne series or the acetylene series. The first five members of the alkyne series are acetylene (or ethyne), propyne, butyne, pentyne, and hexyne.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alkyne¹

1880–85; alk(yl) + -ine ², altered to -yne

Example Sentences

When scientists expose these cells to a different click chemical, a type of alkyne, the two can snap together, just like the molecules in Sharpless’ and Meldal’s reactions.

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