alkine

Variant of alkyne

alkyne definition

al·kyne or alkine al′·kine′ (al′kīn′)

noun

any of a series of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons containing a triple bond and having the general formula CH: these compounds are sometimes said to be in the acetylene series

Etymology: alky(l) + -(i)ne

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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