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1. (n.) acetylene
a colorless gas, C
Etymology: (1895–1900)
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1. (noun) acetylene, ethyne, alkyne
a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
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1. (noun) acetylene
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
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