ethyne

See also: éthyne

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ethyne (plural ethynes)

  1. (organic chemistry, official IUPAC name) The organic compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula HC≡CH or C2H2.
Chemical structure of ethyne

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