oxyacetylene

English

Etymology

From oxy- +‎ acetylene.

Noun

oxyacetylene (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.

Translations

a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals

• Greek: οξυγονοκόλληση (el) f (oxygonokóllisi)
• Tagalog: oksiasetilina

Adjective

oxyacetylene (not comparable)

1. Using this mixture.

   an oxyacetylene torch

   • 1946 January and February, “Notes and News: Demolition of Rhydyfelin Viaduct”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:

     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.

Related terms

• oxyacetylene torch
• oxyacetylenic

Translations

oxyacetylene

• Italian: ossiacetilenico (it) m