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noun
The organic compound acetylene. The simplest alkyne, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula HC≡CH or C2H2.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: official IUPAC name
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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noun
a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: acetylene, alkyne
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Broader terms: aliphatic compound
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