alkyne

or al·kine

[ al-kahyn ]
/ ˈæl kaɪn /

noun Chemistry.

any member of the alkyne series.

Origin of alkyne

1880–85; alk(yl) + -ine2, altered to -yne

Words nearby alkyne

alkylate, alkylating agent, alkylating drug, alkylation, alkylic, alkyne, alkyne series, all, all along, all along the line, all and sundry

British Dictionary definitions for alkyne

alkyne
/ (ˈælkaɪn) /

noun

  1. any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon that has a formula of the type C n H 2 n –2
  2. (as modifier)alkyne series
Also called: acetylene

Scientific definitions for alkyne

alkyne
[ ăl′kīn′ ]

Any of a group of unsaturated hydrocarbons that havee carbon atoms in chains linked by one or more triple bonds and that have the general formula CnH2n-2. Alkynes can be solid, liquid, or gaseous and include acetylene.♦ The group of alkynes as a whole is called the alkyne series or the acetylene series. The first five members of the alkyne series are acetylene (or ethyne), propyne, butyne, pentyne, and hexyne.