alkynamide

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noun

Any amide containing an alkyne group

OriginEnglish amide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
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Meanings

nounalkynamide (plural alkynamides)

plural alkynamides

  1. chemistryAny amide containing an alkyne group

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Englishalkyne
  12. Egyptianjmn
  13. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  14. LatinAmmōn
  15. Latinammoniacus
  16. Englishammonia
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  18. Englishamide
  19. Englishalkynamide

Blend of alkyne + amide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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