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Ethyne vs Ethine - What's the difference?

ethyne | ethine |

As nouns the difference between ethyne and ethine

is that ethyne is the official IUPAC name for the organic chemical compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H2 while ethine is alternative form of lang=en.

ethyne

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(ethyne)

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  • (organic compound) The official IUPAC name for the organic chemical compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H2.

    • Synonyms

    *acetylene

    ethine

    English

    Noun

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    • (Webster 1913)