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Definition of Acetylene

1. Noun. A colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis.

Definition of Acetylene

1. n. 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.

Definition of Acetylene

1. Noun. (organic chemistry countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne. ¹

2. Noun. (organic compound 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acetylene

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Medical Definition of Acetylene

1. A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colourless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odour, 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: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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