polyacetylene

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ acetylene

Noun

polyacetylene (plural polyacetylenes)

(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 chemistry) A black polymer, derived from acetylene, containing alternating single and double bonds in a (-CH=CH-) repeat unit; it is an organic semiconductor

Related terms

polyacetylenic (1)

Synonyms

polyyne (1)

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