cuprene

noun

cu·​prene

ˈk(y)üˌprēn

plural -s

: a light yellow to dark brown inert insoluble solid obtained by polymerization of acetylene (as by heating in the presence of copper or copper oxides)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cupr- + -ene; probably originally formed as French cuprène

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