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Noun: acetylene  u'set`leen
  1. A colourless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis
    - ethyne, alkyne

Derived forms: acetylenes

See also: acetylenic

Type of: aliphatic compound

Part of: oxyacetylene

Encyclopedia: Acetylene

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