ethyne

American

[eth-ahyn, e-thahyn] / ˈɛθ aɪn, ɛˈθaɪn /

noun

Chemistry.

acetylene.

ethyne British

/ ˈiːθaɪn, ˈɛθaɪn /

noun

another name for acetylene

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ethyne Scientific

/ ĕth′īn′ /

See acetylene

Etymology

Origin of ethyne

eth(yl) + -yne (variant of -ine ¹ )

Example Sentences

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The hydrocarbons ethane, ethene, and ethyne serve as examples of how different carbon-to-carbon bonds affect the geometry of the molecule.

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The Houston Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene, where ethyne pronounced the death of the victim.

From Fox News • Jan. 13, 2022

The simplest member of the alkyne series is ethyne, C2H2, commonly called acetylene.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

The Lewis structure for ethyne, a linear molecule, is:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

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