ethyne

[ eth-ahyn, e-thahyn ]

/ ˈɛθ aɪn, ɛˈθaɪn /

noun Chemistry.

Nearby words

ethylene series, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylic, ethylidene, ethylvinyl ether, ethyne, ethynodiol, ethynyl, ethynyl group, ethynylation, eti

Origin of ethyne

eth(yl) + -yne (variant of -ine¹)

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British Dictionary definitions for ethyne

ethyne

/ (ˈiːθaɪn, ˈɛθaɪn) /

noun

another name for acetylene

Word Origin for ethyne

C20: from ethyl + -ine ²

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Science definitions for ethyne

ethyne

[ ĕth′īn′ ]

See acetylene.