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Definition of: alkyne
(al′kīn) noun
Any of a series of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n-2 and containing a carbon-to-carbon triple bond, as ethyne (acetylene) etc. Also alkine. [<ALKY(L) + -INE]
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