ethynide
Noun. (chemistry) the dibasic anion [C≡C]2- (a form of carbide) formally derived by removing both hydrogen atoms from acetylene; any salt containing this anion.This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.
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