alkyne

English Thesaurus

1. a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	aliphatic compound,
definition	:	organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	oxyacetylene,
definition	:	a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals (noun.substance)

derivation	:	acetylenic,
definition	:	of or related to acetylene (adj.pert)

derivation	:	acetylenic,
definition	:	of or related to acetylene (adj.pert)