acetylene
Meaning of acetylene
noun
a colourless pungent-smelling hydrocarbon gas, which burns with a bright flame, used in welding and formerly in lighting.
mid 19th century: from acetic acid + -yl + -ene.
Information about acetylene
- It is a name.
- The plural form of acetylene is: acetylenes.
- Languages in which acetylene is used:
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Hyphenation of acetylene
acety-lene
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- acetylene is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
acetylene synonyms
Meaning ethyne:
Translation of acetylene
Words that rhyme with acetylene
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