acetylenic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

French acétylènebor.

English acetylene

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English acetylenic

From acetylene + -ic.

Adjective

acetylenic (not comparable)

1. (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond

Derived terms

• polyacetylenic

Related terms

• diacetylenic

Translations

of or pertaining to acetylene

• Polish: acetylenowy (pl)
• Portuguese: acetilénico (Portugal), acetilênico (Brazil)
• Romanian: acetilenic