Associations to the word «Ethyne»

Wiktionary

ETHYNE, noun. (organic compound) The official IUPAC name for the organic chemical compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H2.

Dictionary definition

ETHYNE, noun. A colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis.

Wise words

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