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acetylene

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9 lettersPronunciation /əˈsɛtəlˌin/Part of speech nounSorted aceeelntyStarts with AEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

Word origin

Borrowed from French acétylène, coined by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, from acetyl + -ene.

Used in a sentence

  • The acetylene gas lighting in the station offices and platforms at Kyle of Lochalsh recently has been replaced by electric lighting.
  • Mrs. Winnie had kindly sent her limousine car for them, and it stood throbbing in front of the hotel-entrance, its acetylenes streaming far up the street.

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