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ethyne

[eth-ahyn, e-thahyn]
noun Chemistry.
  1. acetylene.
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Origin of ethyne

eth(yl) + -yne (variant of -ine1)
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British Dictionary definitions for ethyne

ethyne

noun
  1. another name for acetylene
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Word Origin

C20: from ethyl + -ine ²
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ethyne in Science

ethyne

[ĕth′īn′]
  1. See acetylene.
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