acetylene
See also: acétylène
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French acétylène, coined by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, from acetyl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ə ˈsɛt əl ˌin/
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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, odorless gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding or metallurgy.
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