octyne

noun

oc·​tyne

variants or less commonly octine

ˈäkˌtīn

plural -s

: any of four straight-chain hydrocarbons C₈H₁₄ of the acetylene series

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary octa- + -yne or -ine

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