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-yne

suffix — 2 senses

-yne

suffix

Etymology Contracted from the suffix -ylene of acetylene

1

Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Morpheme An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one triple bond; an alkyne.

2

Morpheme A polymer derived from an alkyne.

Related terms
-ane, -ene

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.