alkyne

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points: 13
Words With Friends: 14
Letters: 6

Pronunciation

/ælˈkʰaɪn/

Definition of alkyne

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English alkyl English -yne English alkyne Formed as alkyl + -yne.

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49 playable · top: LANKY (12 pts)

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