oligoyne

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noun

Any compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) triple bonds

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Meanings

nounoligoyne (plural oligoynes)

plural oligoynes

  1. chemistryAny compound having many carbon-carbon (conjugated) triple bonds

Origin

From oligo- + -yne.

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APA

oligoyne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligoyne

MLA

“oligoyne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligoyne. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oligoyne,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oligoyne.

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