Alkyne


any member of the alkyne series.
noun

any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has a formula of the type cnh2n–2
(as modifier): alkyne series

also called acetylene
alkyne
(āl’kīn’)
any of a group of unsaturated hydrocarbons that havee carbon atoms in chains linked by one or more triple bonds and that have the general formula cnh2n-2. alkynes can be solid, liquid, or gaseous and include acetylene. ◇ the group of alkynes as a whole is called the alkyne series or the acetylene series. the first five members of the alkyne series are acetylene (or ethyne), propyne, butyne, pentyne, and hexyne.

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