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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAcetylen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /at͡setyˈliːn/
"Acetylen brennt mit hell leuchtender Flamme."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and cutting metals and in organic synthesis.
"The metalworker used an oxygen-acetylene torch to weld the steel pipes together."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word acétylène, coined in the 19th century by chemist Marcellin Berthelot from acetyl (combining the root acetic and the chemical suffix -yl) combined with the suffix -ene indicating an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Ethine is the systematic IUPAC name for the same compound.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Acetylene" is said worldwide
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acétylène
Transliteration: /a.se.ti.lɛn/
"L'acétylène est utilisé pour le soudage des métaux."
Acetylen
Transliteration: /at͡setyˈliːn/
"Acetylen brennt mit hell leuchtender Flamme."
acetilene
Transliteration: /atʃeˈtilɛne/
"La bombola di acetilene serve per la saldatura."
acetileno
Transliteration: /ase.tiˈle.no/
"El soplete funciona con oxígeno y acetileno."
acetileno
Transliteration: /a.se.tʃiˈlẽ.nu/
"O maçarico de acetileno é usado para cortar aço."
एसिटिलीन
Transliteration: esitileen
"वेल्डिंग के लिए एसिटिलीन गैस का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
乙炔
Transliteration: yǐquē
"乙炔常用于金属焊接和切割。"
아세틸렌
Transliteration: asetillen
"아세틸렌은 금속 용접에 널리 사용됩니다."
アセチレン
Transliteration: asetiren
"アセチレンガスは金属の溶接に使われます。"
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