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