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- noun chemistry A highly
unsaturated hydrocarbon , HC≡C-C≡CH, the simplestpolyyne - noun chemistry Any of its
derivatives , R2C≡C-C≡CR2, used in the manufacture ofpolydiacetylene
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"radical" ethynyl molecule and a diacetylene molecule.
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"So far the tally includes sulfur dioxide (SO2), methanol (CH3OH), and the curious organic molecule diacetylene (H2C4).
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