-yne

suffix

An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one triple bond; an alkyne.

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Meanings

suffix
  1. chemistryAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one triple bond; an alkyne.
  2. A polymer derived from an alkyne.

Origin

Contracted from the suffix -ylene of acetylene

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Translations

Catalan -í
  • -íhydrocarbon with triple bonds
Danish -yn
  • -ynhydrocarbon with triple bonds
Dutch -yn
  • -ynhydrocarbon with triple bonds
Finnish -yyni
  • -yynihydrocarbon with triple bonds
French -yne
  • -ynehydrocarbon with triple bonds
German -in
  • -inhydrocarbon with triple bonds
Indonesian -una
  • -unahydrocarbon with triple bonds
Malay -una
  • -unahydrocarbon with triple bonds
Norwegian -yn
  • -ynhydrocarbon with triple bonds
Portuguese -ino
  • -inohydrocarbon with triple bonds
Spanish -ino
  • -inohydrocarbon with triple bonds
Swedish -yn
  • -ynhydrocarbon with triple bonds
Cite this entry
APA

-yne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-yne

MLA

“-yne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-yne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-yne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-yne.

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