OXYACETYLENE


Meaning of OXYACETYLENE in English

/ok'see euh set"l een', -in/ , adj.

1. noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.

n.

2. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, used in a blowtorch for cutting steel plates or the like.

[ 1905-10; OXY- 2 + ACETYLENE ]

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