-yne

suffix forming nouns

1. denoting an organic chemical containing a triple bond

   alkyne

–yne

1. A suffix used to form the names of hydrocarbons having one or more triple bonds, as in ethyne.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -yne¹

alteration of -ine ²

Example Sentences

Ha�yne, h�′win, n. a rock-forming mineral, a silicate of alumina and soda or lime, with sodium and calcium sulphate.

From Project Gutenberg

Mnemon′ics, the art of assisting the memory: a mode of recalling to the mind any fact or number, or a series of disconnected terms or figures; Mnemos′yne, goddess of memory, mother of the Muses.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

But the terminations which are used in the most confused manner of all are -en, -yne, and -ing or -yng.

From Project Gutenberg

The leucite lavas of Niedermendig contain ha�yne in abundance.

From Project Gutenberg

Why, I was out ag'in Burg'yne myself, with Tobit and Moses, and Nathaniel and Jedediah—with every male crittur' of the family, in short, that was big enough to load and fire.

From Project Gutenberg