English dictionary
acetylene
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913