Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The name given to two isomeric hydrocarbons, methyl acetylene or propine, , and propadiene, CH3:C:CH2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H4, homologous with acetylene; propine.
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- noun organic chemistry
propyne
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Examples
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The reactions of allylene closely resemble those of acetylene.
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The yellow precipitate resulting was washed and afterwards decomposed by hydrochloric acid, allylene being then set free in a pure state.
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The colors of the palladium compounds of acetylene and allylene do not differ materially.
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Oxidation of allylene to carbon dioxide, as in the case of acetylene, is not easily effected except by the most powerful oxidiz - ing agents, such as calcium hypobromite or potassium permanganate in concentrated sulphuric acid.
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