oxyacetylene
oxyacetylene noun: a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.
Noun
oxyacetylene (uncountable)
- A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.
- Told a knock-kneed ghetto queen, "Get the head fiend – / Tell him it's from Medellin and use oxyacetylene"2002, “All Outta Ale”, in Daniel Dumile (lyrics), The Prof. Meets the Super Villain, performed by MF Doom and The Prof.
Adjective
oxyacetylene (not comparable)
- Using this mixture.
- an oxyacetylene torch
- The first stage of the demolition work consisted of removing, by oxy-acetylene cutting, the whole of the plate floor, cross-girders, and lattice parapets.1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 53
oxyacetylene meaning in Tagalog
oxyacetylene in Tagalog
- a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals
- oksiasetilina
Origin of oxyacetylene
From oxy- + acetylene.
Questions about oxyacetylene
- What does oxyacetylene mean?
- Oxyacetylene means a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.
- What is oxyacetylene in Tagalog?
- Oxyacetylene in Tagalog is oksiasetilina. See Oxyacetylene meaning in Tagalog.
- What part of speech is oxyacetylene?
- Oxyacetylene can be a noun or an adjective.
Words near oxyacetylene in the dictionary
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