polyacetylene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of organic compounds containing a acetylene (-C≡C-) repeat units, especially any that occur naturally in some composite plants
  2. A black polymer, derived from acetylene, containing alternating single and double bonds in a (-CH=CH-) repeat unit; it is an organic semiconductor

Word forms

polyacetylene polyacetylenes

Etymology

From poly- + acetylene.

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