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Acetylene
A-cet′y-lene
,Noun.
(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.
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Definition 2025
acetylene
acetylene
See also: acétylène
English
Noun
acetylene (countable and uncountable, plural acetylenes)
- (organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
- (organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odour, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding or metallurgy.
Chemical Structure of Acetylene
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