phenylacetylene

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English

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Etymology

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phenyl +‎ acetylene

Noun

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phenylacetylene (countable and uncountable, plural phenylacetylenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) An alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group, sometimes used as an analogue for acetylene in scientific research.