vinylacetylene

noun

vi·​nyl·​acetylene

: a sweet-smelling gaseous or low-boiling liquid unsaturated hydrocarbon CH₂=CHC≡CH formed by dimerization of acetylene as an intermediate in making chloroprene and neoprene; 1-buten-3-yne

Word History

Etymology

vinyl + acetylene

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