alkyne

or al·kine

[ al-kahyn ]

nounChemistry.

any member of the alkyne series.

Origin of alkyne

1880–85; alk(yl) + -ine², altered to -yne

Words Nearby alkyne

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How to use alkyne in a sentence

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.
A way to snap molecules together like Lego wins 2022 chemistry Nobel | Nikk Ogasa | October 5, 2022 | Science News

British Dictionary definitions for alkyne

alkyne

/ (ˈælkaɪn) /

noun

: Also called: acetylene
- any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has a formula of the type C n H 2 n –2
- (as modifier): alkyne series

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Scientific definitions for alkyne

alkyne

[ ăl′kīn′ ]

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 CnH2n-2. Alkynes can be solid, liquid, or gaseous and include acetylene.♦ 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.

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