-yne

Morpheme

-yne

Type

suffix

Denotation

chemical suffix denoting an unsaturated hydrocarbon having at least one triple bond

Etymology

from acetylene

Evidence

alkyne, butyne, decyne, diyne, furanyne, heptyne, hexyne, octyne, oligoyne, pentyne, polyyne, silicyne, triyne

See Also

-yl, -ene