Found 3 items, similar to Acetylene.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: acetylene asetilen, gas karbit
English → English (WordNet) Definition: acetylene acetylene n : a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis [syn: ethyne, alkyne]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Acetylene Acetylene \A*cet"y*lene\, n. (Chem.) A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways, but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its light is very brilliant. --Watts. [1913 Webster]