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• -yne
  -yne

  suffix

  denoting an organic chemical containing a triple bond
• –yne
  –yne

  A suffix used to form the names of hydrocarbons having one or more triple bonds, as in ethyne.

-yne

British  

suffix

1. denoting an organic chemical containing a triple bond

   alkyne

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–yne Scientific  

1. A suffix used to form the names of hydrocarbons having one or more triple bonds, as in ethyne.

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Etymology

Origin of -yne

alteration of _-ine ²

Example Sentences

But the terminations which are used in the most confused manner of all are -en, -yne, and -ing or -yng.

From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)