acetylene en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /əˈsɛtəlˌin/
Etymology
Borrowed from French acétylène, coined by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, from acetyl + -ene.
Meanings
-
(countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
The acetylene gas lighting in the station offices and platforms at Kyle of Lochalsh recently has been replaced by electric lighting.
1951 April, “Notes and News: Improvements at Kyle of Lochalsh”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 281:
- (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.
-
(countable, uncountable) A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
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.
1908, Upton Sinclair, The Metropolis, New York: Moffat, Yard & Company, page 69:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acetylenes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
acetylenic · phenylacetylene · diacetylene · triacetylene · cyanoacetylene · acetylenediol · acetylene torch · polyacetylene · haloacetylene · diphenylacetylene · crotonylene · trimethylsilylacetylene · terminal acetylene · vinylacetylene · acetylenation · conylene · diiodoacetylene · oxyacetylene · methylacetylene · dicyanoacetylene · tosylacetylene · acetylene black
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (51)
ga aicéitiléin (compound with a triple bond) · is asetýlen (compound with a triple bond) · ca acetilè (compound with a triple bond) · nl acetyleen (compound with a triple bond) · eo etino (compound with a triple bond) · fr acétylène (compound with a triple bond) · ja エチン (compound with a triple bond) · nb acetylenlampe (a lamp powered by acetylene) · ms asetilena (compound with a triple bond) · el ασετυλίνη (compound with a triple bond) · nb etyn (ethyne) · tr etin (ethyne) · de Acetylen (compound with a triple bond) · uk ацетиле́н (compound with a triple bond) · pl acetylen (compound with a triple bond) · sq acetilen (compound with a triple bond) · ro acetilenă (compound with a triple bond) · ru ацетиле́н (compound with a triple bond) · fi etyyni (ethyne) · cs acetylén (compound with a triple bond) · fi asetyleeni (compound with a triple bond) · th อะเซทิลีน (ethyne) · cs acetylen (compound with a triple bond) · pl lampa acetylenowa (a lamp powered by acetylene) · tr asetilen (ethyne) · pt acetileno (compound with a triple bond) · sh acetìlēn (compound with a triple bond) · kk ацетилен (compound with a triple bond) · hu acetilén (compound with a triple bond) · es acetileno (compound with a triple bond) · cmn 乙炔 (compound with a triple bond) · sh ацетѝле̄н (compound with a triple bond) · is logsuðugas (compound with a triple bond) · fi asetyleeni (ethyne) · nb acetylen (ethyne) · id asetilena (compound with a triple bond) · pl lampa karbidowa (a lamp powered by acetylene) · bg ацетилен (compound with a triple bond) · is kolvetnisgas (compound with a triple bond) · it acetilene (compound with a triple bond) · eo acetileno (compound with a triple bond) · pl acetylen (ethyne) · el ακετυλένιο (compound with a triple bond) · ia acetylen (compound with a triple bond) · nb karbidlampe (a lamp powered by acetylene) · tl asetileno (compound with a triple bond) · sv acetylen (compound with a triple bond) · ja アセチレン (compound with a triple bond) · nb acetylen (compound with a triple bond) · pl karbidówka (a lamp powered by acetylene) · de Azetylen (compound with a triple bond)