a colourless flammable gas used in the manufacture of organic chemicals and in cutting and welding metals. Formula: C2H2
Systematic name: ethyne
2.
a. another name for alkyne
b.
(as modifier)
acetylene series
Derived forms
acetylenic (əˌsɛtɪˈlɛnɪk)
adjective
ethyne in American English
(ˈeθain, eˈθain)
noun
Chemistry
acetylene
Word origin
[eth(yl) + -yne (var. of -ine1)]
Examples of 'ethyne' in a sentence
ethyne
Catalytic methodologies that incorporate commodity chemicals ethylene and ethyne into fine chemicals are quite limited.
Shan Tang, Dan Wang, Yichang Liu, Li Zeng, Aiwen Lei 2018, 'Cobalt-catalyzed electrooxidative C-H/N-H [4+2] annulation with ethylene or ethyne',Nature Communicationshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41467-018-03246-4. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)