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acetylenes

acetylenes is the plural of acetylene.

Meaning of acetylene

Noun

acetylene (countable and uncountable, plural acetylenes)

  1. (countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
    • The acetylene gas lighting in the station offices and platforms at Kyle of Lochalsh recently has been replaced by electric lighting.1951 April, “Notes and News: Improvements at Kyle of Lochalsh”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 281
  2. (uncountable) 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.
  3. A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
    • 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.1908, Upton Sinclair, The Metropolis, New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, page 69

Phrases with acetylenes

Questions about acetylenes

What is acetylenes the plural of?
Acetylenes is the plural of acetylene.

Words near acetylenes in the dictionary

  1. acetylenecarboxylic acid
  2. acetylenediol
  3. acetylenediolate
  4. acetylenediolates
  5. acetylenediols
  6. acetylenes
  7. acetylenic
  8. acetylenically
  9. acetylenyl
  10. acetylenyls
  11. acetylesterase

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