Morpheme
-yn(e) [-yne, -yn]
Type
suffix
Denotation
chemical suffix denoting an unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one triple bond
Etymology
from -ylene, from acetylene
Evidence
alkynamide, alkyne, allylene, aryne, butyne, decyne, diyne, dodecyne, eicosyne, furanyne, heptadecyne, heptyne, hexadecyne, hexyne, methylacetylene, methylidyne, nonadecyne, nonyne, octadecyne, octyne, oligoyne, pentadecyne, pentyne, polyyne, propyne, silicyne, tridecyne, triyne, undecyne
