What is "acetylenic"

a. (context organic chemistry English) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond. alt. (context organic chemistry English) Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond.

adj. of or related to acetylene

In organic chemistry, the term acetylenic designates

• A doubly unsaturated position (sp-hybridized) on a molecular framework, for instance in an alkyne such as acetylene;
• An ethynyl fragment, HC ≡ C-, or substituted homologue.