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alkyne

or al·kine

[ al-kahyn ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. any member of the alkyne series.


alkyne

/ ˈælkaɪn /

noun

  1. Also calledacetylene
    1. any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has a formula of the type C n H 2n–2
    2. ( as modifier )

      alkyne series

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


alkyne

/ ălkīn′ /

  1. 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 C n H 2n - 2 . Alkynes can be solid, liquid, or gaseous and include acetylene.
  2. ◆ 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of alkyne1

1880–85; alk(yl) + -ine 2, altered to -yne
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Example Sentences

When scientists expose these cells to a different click chemical, a type of alkyne, the two can snap together, just like the molecules in Sharpless’ and Meldal’s reactions.

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