HyperDic: acetylene

English > 1 sense of the word *acetylene*:
NOUN	substance	acetylene, ethyne, alkyne	a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

acetylene > pronunciation
Sounds	ahseh'tahliy.n
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...

English > *acetylene*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis.
Synonyms	ethyne, alkyne
Broader	aliphatic compound	organic compound that is an alkane or alkene or alkyne or their derivative
Substance of	oxyacetylene	A mixture of oxygen and acetylene
Spanish	acetileno, alquino, etino
Catalan	acetilè, alquí
Adjectives	acetylenic	of or related to acetylene