alkyn

• IPA^(key): [ˈalkɪn]

alkyn m inan

1. (organic chemistry) alkyne

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• IPA^(key): /ɑlˈkin/
• Hyphenation: al‧kyn
• Rhymes: -in

alkyn m (plural alkynen, diminutive alkyntje n)

1. (organic chemistry) alkyne

• -yn
• alkaan
• alkeen
• alkyl

From English alkyne, formed by alky(l) and the suffix -(i)ne, akin to alkali.

alkyn n (definite singular alkynet, indefinite plural alkyn or alkyner, definite plural alkyna or alkynene)

1. alkyne (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond)

• alkali
• alkyl

• “alkyn” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition entry on "alkyne"

From English alkyne, formed by alky(l) and the suffix -(i)ne, akin to alkali.

alkyn n (definite singular alkynet, indefinite plural alkyn, definite plural alkyna)

1. alkyne (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond)

• alkali
• alkyl

• “alkyn” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition entry on "alkyne"

alkyn c

1. (organic chemistry) alkyne

• kylan