Usually means: Pertaining to the acetylene molecule.
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  1. acetylenic: Merriam-Webster
  2. acetylenic: Collins English Dictionary
  3. acetylenic: Vocabulary.com
  4. acetylenic: Wiktionary
  5. acetylenic: Dictionary.com
  6. Acetylenic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. acetylenic: Rhymezone
  8. acetylenic: FreeDictionary.org
  9. acetylenic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. acetylenic: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. acetylenic: Encyclopedia

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  1. acetylenic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. acetylenic: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond

Similar:
acetylinic, acetilenic, diacetylenic, polyacetylenic, acetoacetic, acetic, cyanoacetic, acacic, acylated, acetacetic, more...

Opposite:
alkenic, saturated, non-acetylenic, aliphatic

Types:
propynyl, butynyl, pentyne, hexynyl, more...

Phrases:
Linear acetylenic carbon, more...

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Similar:
acetylinic, acetilenic, diacetylenic, polyacetylenic, acetoacetic, acetic, cyanoacetic, acacic, acylated, acetacetic, more...

Opposite:
alkenic, saturated, non-acetylenic, aliphatic

Types:
propynyl, butynyl, pentyne, hexynyl, more...

Phrases:
Linear acetylenic carbon, more...



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