diacetylene

  1. Noun.  (chemistry) A highly unsaturated hydrocarbon, HC≡C-C≡CH, the simplest polyyne.
  2. Noun.  (chemistry) Any of its derivatives, R2C≡C-C≡CR2, used in the manufacture of polydiacetylene.

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