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Propane vs Propyne - What's the difference?

propane | propyne |

In organic compound terms the difference between propane and propyne

is that propane is an aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas while propyne is the alkyne HC≡C-CH3

propane

English

Noun

(-)
  • (organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas.

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a propellant

    Derived terms

    * cyclopropane * (l)

    Anagrams

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    propyne

    English

    (wikipedia propyne)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) the alkyne HC?C-CH3

    • Synonyms

    * allylene * methylacetylene

    See also

    * (l)