- -ylidyne
- \\ˈīləˌdīn, _ə̇l-\ noun suffix
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -yl + -idyne: trivalent radical derived especially from a saturated hydrocarbon by removal of three hydrogen atoms from the same carbon atom
ethylidyne CH3C≡
— in the system adopted by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Useful english dictionary. 2012.