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acetylenic

/əˌsiːtəˈlɛnɪk/

Translations

acetylenicnoun

acetylenics

/əˌsɛtɪˈlɛnɪk/

Technical chemistry usage: the word is substantivised to mean ‘an acetylenic (compound)’. Countable.

alcyneChimie.

Propargyl alcohol is an acetylenic used in numerous organic syntheses.

Le propargyl alcool est un alcyne utilisé dans de nombreuses synthèses organiques.

acetylenicadjective

more acetylenic

Comp.

most acetylenic

Super.

/əˌsiːtəˈlɛnɪk/

The acetylenic compound was crucial for the synthesis of the new polymer.

Le composé acétylénique était essentiel à la synthèse du nouveau polymère.

Synonyms

acetylenicnoun

A compound that contains a carbon–carbon triple bond; an alkyne.

Propargyl alcohol is an acetylenic used in numerous organic syntheses.

acetylenicadjective

Relating to or containing acetylene or its derivatives, especially in terms of chemical structure or properties.

The acetylenic compound was crucial for the synthesis of the new polymer.

Having or characterized by a carbon–carbon triple bond (C≡C), typical of acetylene derivatives (alkynes).

An acetylenic linkage imparts stiffness to the polymer backbone.