polyacetylene
English
noun
Definitions
- (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a acetylene (-C≡C-) repeat units, especially any that occur naturally in some composite plants
- (organic compound) A black polymer, derived from acetylene, containing alternating single single and double bonds in a (-CH=CH-) repeat unit; it is an organic semiconductor
Etymology
Prefix from English acetylene.
Origin
English
acetylene
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acetylene English
- acetylenediol English
- acetylenic English
- diiodoacetylene English
- diphenylacetylene English
- haloacetylene English
- methylacetylene English
- oxyacetylene English
- phenylacetylene English
- triacetylene English
- trimethylsilylacetylene English
- vinylacetylene English
- acétylène French
- アセチレン Japanese