Where does “eicosyne” come from?

eicosyne (English) comes from English -yne, from English -ylene — used to form the names of bivalent radicals.

eicosyne (English): A chemical compound with the molecular formula C20H38

Definitions

  1. A chemical compound with the molecular formula C20H38

Ancestry of “eicosyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-yneAn unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one...
2English-yleneused to form the names of bivalent radicals
Every word from English -ylene →Every word from English -yne →