Meanings
nounalkyne (plural alkynes)
plural alkynes
- chemistryA hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon–carbon triple bond.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Broader
aliphatic compound
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalc(ohol)
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishalkyl
- Englishalkyne
Translations
Arabic ألكاين
- ألكاينhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Bulgarian алкин
- алкин (alkin)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Catalan alquí
- alquíhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Chinese Cantonese 炔, 炔烴 /炔烃
- 炔 (kyut³)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
- 炔烴 /炔烃 (kyut³ ting¹)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Chinese Mandarin 炔, 炔烴 /炔烃
- 炔 (quē)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
- 炔烴 /炔烃 (quētīng)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Czech alkyn
- alkynhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Danish alkyn
- alkynhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Dutch alkyn
- alkynhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Esperanto alkino
- alkinohydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Estonian alküün
- alküünhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Finnish alkyyni
- alkyynihydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
French alcyne
- alcynehydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
German Alkin
- Alkinhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Greek αλκίνιο
- αλκίνιο (alkínio)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Hebrew אלקין
- אלקיןhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Hungarian alkin
- alkinhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Indonesian alkuna
- alkunahydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Italian alchino
- alchinohydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Japanese アルキン, アセチレン系炭化水素
- アルキン (arukin)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
- アセチレン系炭化水素 (asechiren-kei tanka suiso)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Korean 알킨, 알카인
- 알킨 (alkin)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
- 알카인 (alkain)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Latin alkinum
- alkinumhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Latvian alkīni
- alkīnihydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Malay alkuna
- alkunahydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Persian آلکین
- آلکینhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Polish alkin
- alkinhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Portuguese alcino, alquino
- alcinohydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
- alquinohydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Romanian alchină
- alchinăhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Russian алки́н
- алки́н (alkín)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Slovak alkín
- alkínhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Spanish alquino
- alquinohydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Swedish alkyn
- alkynhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Tamil ஆல்க்கைன்
- ஆல்க்கைன் (ālkkaiṉ)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Thai แอลไคน์
- แอลไคน์ (aelákai)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Turkish alkin
- alkinhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Ukrainian алкі́н
- алкі́н (alkín)hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Vietnamese ankin
- ankinhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Welsh alcyn
- alcynhydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with alkyne
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All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
alkyne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkyne
MLA
“alkyne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkyne. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alkyne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkyne.
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