Definition of
acetylene has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

Synonyms

alkyne ethyne

Related terms

hydrocarbon aliphatic_compound oxyacetylene

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Rhymes with

polyethylene ethylene polybutylene mescaline methylene baleen naphthalene vaseline gasoline selene saline polypropylene opaline aniline tourmaline propylene trampoline lean lien pauline unclean acetylcholine abilene colleen spleen glean clean moline

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 S EH1 T AH0 L IY2 N

Similar Spelling

acetyl acetylenic acetylize acetylise acetylate acetylation acetylic acetaldehyde actual acetal acidulent acutely acatalectic

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