acetylene
The origin and history of acetylene.
Etymology
Coined in French from "acetyl" plus the chemical ending "-ene," first used by the chemist Marcellin Berthelot.
The origin and history of acetylene.
Coined in French from "acetyl" plus the chemical ending "-ene," first used by the chemist Marcellin Berthelot.
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