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Word: Ethynyl
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century. From ethyne + -yl, after French éthinyle or its etymon German Aethinyl
Definition:
The unsaturated hydrocarbon radical —C≡CH, derived from ethyne (acetylene). Usually attributive.
Variant Forms:
- ethinyl
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