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ALKYNE

Dictionary entry overview: What does alkyne mean?

• ALKYNE (noun)
The noun ALKYNE has 1 sense:

1. a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

Familiarity information: ALKYNE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALKYNE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

acetylene; alkyne; ethyne

Hypernyms ("alkyne" is a kind of...):

aliphatic compound (organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative)

Holonyms ("alkyne" is a substance of...):

oxyacetylene (a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals)

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