acetylen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acetylene noun A colourless, highly flammable gas made of two carbon and two hydrogen atoms, burned with oxygen to produce an extremely hot flame used for welding and cutting metal.
Senses
acetylen is used for these senses in English:
- acetylene (organic compound, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odourless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
- acetylene A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.