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Definition of acetylene noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

acetylene

 noun
noun
NAmE//əˈsɛt̮lˌin//
 
, NAmE//əˈsɛt̮l̩ən//
 
(also ethyne) [uncountable] (symbol C2H2)
 
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a gas that burns with a very hot, bright flame, used for cutting or joining metal compare oxyacetylene
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