Etymology

vinylacetylene

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Today it means: A dimer of acetylene (butenyne) CH₂=CH-C≡CH, used in the manufacture of some polymers Full definition →

English acetylene ← French acétylène ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéyh₁ō
  3. Proto-Italic*wīnom
  4. Latinvīnum
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishvinyl
  8. Frenchacétylène
  9. Englishacetylene
  10. English todayvinylacetylene

From vinyl + acetylene.

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