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- [uh-set-l-een, -in]
- /əˈsɛt lˌin, -ɪn/
- /əˈset.ə.liːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-set-l-een, -in]
- /əˈsɛt lˌin, -ɪn/
Definitions of acetylene word
- uncountable noun acetylene Acetylene is a colourless gas which burns with a very hot bright flame. It is often used in lamps and for cutting and welding metal. 3
- noun acetylene a colourless flammable gas used in the manufacture of organic chemicals and in cutting and welding metals. Formula: C2H2 3
- noun acetylene (as modifier) 3
- noun acetylene a colorless, poisonous, highly flammable gaseous hydrocarbon, HC⋮CH, produced by the reaction of water and calcium carbide: used in organic compound synthesis, for lighting, and with oxygen in welding: the simplest alkyne 3
- noun acetylene a colorless gas, C 2 H 2 , having an etherlike odor, produced usually by the action of water on calcium carbide or by pyrolysis of natural gas: used especially in metal cutting and welding, as an illuminant, and in organic synthesis. 1
- noun acetylene A colorless pungent-smelling hydrocarbon gas, which burns with a bright flame, used in welding and formerly in lighting. 1
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Origin of acetylene
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; acetyl + -ene
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Parts of speech for Acetylene
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
acetylene popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
acetylene usage trend in Literature
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