different between propyne vs propine

English

Noun

propyne (plural propynes)

1. (organic chemistry) the alkyne HC?C-CH₃

Synonyms

• allylene
• methylacetylene

Translations

See also

• propadiene

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p???pa?n/

Noun

propine (plural propines)

1. Alternative form of propyne

Etymology 2

Latin propin?, Ancient Greek ???????? (prop??n?, “to drink to someone's health”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???pa?n/

Verb

propine (third-person singular simple present propines, present participle propining, simple past and past participle propined)

1. To pledge; to offer as a toast in the manner of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the cup.
   • C. Smart

     The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince
     Health, peace, and joy propined.

   • 1818, Archibald Johnston, The Mariner: A Poem in Two Cantos (page 15)

     He cheerly passes, quaffs the social glass,
     Propines the winds, or toasts some blooming lass.

2. (by extension) To give in token of friendship.
3. To give, or deliver; to subject.

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Noun

propine (plural propines)

1. A pledge.
2. A gift or gratuity.

Spanish

Verb

propine

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of propinar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of propinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of propinar.