vinylacetylene
noun
vi·nyl·acetylene
Definition of vinylacetylene
: a sweet-smelling gaseous or low-boiling liquid unsaturated hydrocarbon CH2=CHC≡CH formed by dimerization of acetylene as an intermediate in making chloroprene and neoprene; 1-buten-3-yne
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Origin and Etymology of vinylacetylene
vinyl + acetylene
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