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acetylene
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acetylene
Noun
  • Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne. organic chemistry, countable
  • Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odour, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding or metallurgy. organic chemistry, uncountable