Where does “-yne” come from?
-yne (English) comes from English -ylene — used to form the names of bivalent radicals.
-yne (English): An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
Definitions
- An unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
Ancestry of “-yne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ylene | used to form the names of bivalent radicals |