carbyne
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.bɪn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːbɪn/
Noun
carbyne (plural carbynes)
- The trivalent radical R-C⋮ or any of its hydrocarbyl derivatives.
- The linear carbon allotrope, composed of alternating (1) triple and single bonds [ ...–C≡C–C≡C–... ] or (2) double bonds [ ...=C=C=C=... ].
- Linear acetylenic carbon, a form of the linear carbon allotrope consisting of the form with alternating single- and triple-bonded carbons [ ...–C≡C–C≡C–... ].
Coordinate terms
(carbon allotrope):
- graphene
- graphite
- diamond
- carbon nanotube / buckytube
- buckyball
- fullerene
- atomic carbon
- amorphous carbon
Derived terms
- (carbon allotrope): silicyne
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