Silyne

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a triple bond
  2. 2
    an organosilyne, a molecule containing a silicon atom triply bonded to a carbon atom
  3. 3
    a silicon analog of alkynes containing at least one silicon-silicon triple bond.

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triple bond

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