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  • noun chemistry a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a triple bond
  • noun organic chemistry an organosilyne, a molecule containing a silicon atom triply bonded to a carbon atom
  • noun inorganic chemistry a silicon analog of alkynes containing at least one silicon-silicon triple bond.

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