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Word: Acetylene
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from acetic acid+ -yl+ -ene
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈsɛtɪliːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a colourless pungent-smelling hydrocarbon gas, which burns with a bright flame, used in welding and formerly in lighting.
Short Definition:colourless pungent-smelling hydrocarbon gas, which burns with bright flame, used in welding
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