acetylene
Plural: acetylenes
Noun
- a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
- Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
- Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odourless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
- A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French acétylène, coined by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, from acetyl + -ene.
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