acetylene
Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
Other meanings
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.
Related words
- acetylenic
- conylene
- crotonylene
- diiodoacetylene
- diphenylacetylene
- haloacetylene
- phenylacetylene
- tosylacetylene
- triacetylene
- trimethylsilylacetylene
- vinylacetylene
- acetylene black
Word history
From French "acétylène".
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