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Where does “-ylene” come from?

-ylene (English): used to form the names of bivalent radicals

Definitions

used to form the names of bivalent radicals

Words derived from “-ylene”

diyne
butyne
pentyne
hexyne
octyne
phenylheptatriyne
polyyne
triyne
cyanopolyyne
butynyl
decyne
furanyne
-yne
oligoyne
heptatriyne
polyynyl
polyynic
デシン
-una

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