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Etymology

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    Borrowed from French acétylène, coined by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, from acetyl +‎ -ene.

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    Noun

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    acetylene (countable and uncountable, plural acetylenes)

    1. (organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
      • 1951 April, “Notes and News: Improvements at Kyle of Lochalsh”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 281:
        The acetylene gas lighting in the station offices and platforms at Kyle of Lochalsh recently has been replaced by electric lighting.
    2. (organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odourless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy.
    3. A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
      • 1908, Upton Sinclair, The Metropolis, New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, page 69:
        Mrs. Winnie had kindly sent her limousine car for them, and it stood throbbing in front of the hotel-entrance, its acetylenes streaming far up the street.

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    Chemical Structure of acetylene

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /asɛˈtyːlənə/
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    • Rhymes: -ənə
    • Hyphenation: a‧ce‧ty‧le‧ne

    Noun

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    acetylene n

    1. definite plural of acetyl