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a•cet•y•lide
(ə set′l īd′),USA pronunciation n. [Chem.]
- Chemistryany compound derived from acetylene by the replacement of one or both of its hydrogen atoms by a metal, as silver acetylide, Ag2Cl2.
- acetyl + -ide
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