Acetylene series
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the h-m-logous series of unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbons containing one triple bond and having the general formula, c n h 2n+2 , as acetylene, hc≡ch.
acetylene series
the alkyne series. see under alkyne.
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a colorless gas, c 2 h 2 , having an etherlike odor, produced usually by the action of water on calcium carbide or by pyrolysis of natural gas: used especially in metal cutting and welding, as an illuminant, and in organic synthesis. historical examples they had put a table at the back of this cave, […]
- Acetylic
of, relating to, or characteristic of the .
- Acetylide
any compound derived from acetylene by the replacement of one or both of its hydrogen atoms by a metal, as silver acetylide, ag 2 cl 2 . noun any of a cl-ss of carbides in which the carbon is present as a diatomic divalent ion (c22–). they are formally derivatives of acetylene
- Acetylsalicylate
a salt or ester of .
- Acetyltransferase
acetyltransferase acetyltransferase a·ce·tyl·trans·fer·ase (ə-sēt’l-trāns’fə-rās’, -rāz’, ās’ĭ-tl-) n. an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of acetyl groups from one compound to another. also called acetylase, transacetylase.