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Ethyne vs Ethynylene - What's the difference?

ethyne | ethynylene |

As nouns the difference between ethyne and ethynylene

is that ethyne is ethyne while ethynylene is (organic chemistry|especially in combination) the divalent radical derived from ethyne -c≡c-.

ethyne

English

(ethyne)

Noun

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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

    ethynylene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent radical derived from ethyne -C?C-