ACETYLENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acetylene mean? 

• ACETYLENE (noun)
  The noun ACETYLENE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ACETYLENE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACETYLENE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

acetylene; alkyne; ethyne

Hypernyms ("acetylene" is a kind of...):

aliphatic compound (organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative)

Holonyms ("acetylene" is a substance of...):

oxyacetylene (a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals)

Derivation:

acetylenic (of or related to acetylene)