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alkyne
 
SYLLABICATION:al·kyne
PRONUNCIATION:  lkn
VARIANT FORMS: also al·kine
NOUN: Any of a series of open chain hydrocarbons with a carbon-carbon triple bond and the general formula CnH2n&sbminus;2.
ETYMOLOGY: alky(l) + –(i)ne2.
 
 
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