About The Word Acetylene
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Acetylene
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What's The Definition Of Acetylene?
[n] a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Synonyms | Synonyms for Acetylene: alkyne | ethyne Related Terms | Find terms related to Acetylene: See Also | aliphatic compound | oxyacetylene Acetylene In Webster's Dictionary \A*cet"y*lene\, n. (Chem.)
A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion
of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a
colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is
produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways,
but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its
light is very brilliant. --Watts.
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