polyacetylene

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  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a acetylene (-C≡C-) repeat units, especially any that occur naturally in some composite plants
  • (organic compound) A black polymer, derived from acetylene, containing alternating single single and double bonds in a (-CH=CH-) repeat unit; it is an organic semiconductor

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Prefix from English acetylene.

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acetylene

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