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acetylene

noun

NAmE//əˈsɛt̮lˌin//

, NAmE//əˈsɛt̮l̩ən//

(also ethyne) [uncountable] (symbol C2H2)

a gas that burns with a very hot, bright flame, used for cutting or joining metal compare oxyacetylene

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