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alkyne.

A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈælkaɪn/
  1. A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alc(ohol) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl English -yne English alkyne Formed as alkyl + -yne.

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