HyperDic: oxyacetylene

English > 1 sense of the word oxyacetylene:
NOUNsubstanceoxyacetylenea mixture of oxygen and acetylene
English > oxyacetylene: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals.
Broadermixture(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
Substancesacetylene, ethyne, alkyneA colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
Spanishoxiacetileno
Catalanoxiacetilè, oxiacetileno

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