aryne

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noun

Any hydrocarbon, normally a transient species, derived from an arene by removal of two hydrogen atoms from adjacent carbon atoms, and thus possessing a formal triple bond; the simplest is benzyne

OriginEnglish ar(omatic) ← Old French aromatique ← Late Latin arōmaticus →
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Meanings

nounaryne (plural arynes)

plural arynes

  1. chemistryAny hydrocarbon, normally a transient species, derived from an arene by removal of two hydrogen atoms from adjacent carbon atoms, and thus possessing a formal triple bond; the simplest is benzyne

Origin

  1. Late Latinarōmaticus
  2. Old Frencharomatique
  3. Englishar(omatic)
  4. Englisharyne

From ar(omatic) + -yne.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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