- acetylene
- A gas composed of two parts of carbon and two parts of hydrogen. When burned in an atmosphere of oxygen, it produces one of the highest flame temperatures obtainable for welding.Also see
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ACÉTYLÈNE — L’acétylène, de formule brute C2H2, est le premier terme des alcynes ou hydrocarbures acétyléniques de formule générale Cn H2n 2. Ces derniers sont caractérisés par la présence d’une triple liaison (face=F0019 漣 C 令 C 漣) dans leur molécule.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Acetylene — Acétylène Acétylène Structure tridimensionnelle de l acétylène Général Nom IUPAC éthyne … Wikipédia en Français
Acétylène — Structure tridimensionnelle de l acétylène Général Nom IUPAC éthyne … Wikipédia en Français
acetylene — (n.) gaseous hydrocarbon, 1864, from Fr. acétylène, coined by French chemist Marcelin Pierre Eugène Berthelot (1823 1907) from chemical ending ENE (Cf. ene) + acetyl, which was coined from acetic in 1839 by German chemist Justus von Liebig; see… … Etymology dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acetylēne — (Alkine), Kohlenwasserstoffe von der Formel CnH2n 2 mit dreifacher Bindung CH ≡ CH. vereinigen sich mit Wasserstoff im Entstehungsmoment zu Olefinen, die alsdann in Paraffine übergehen können. Sie werden durch konzentrierte Schwefelsäure… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Acetylene — Plural, frühere Bezeichnung für die Alkine … Universal-Lexikon
acetylene — ► NOUN ▪ a gas which burns with a bright flame, used in welding. ORIGIN from ACETIC ACID(Cf. ↑acetic acid) … English terms dictionary
acetylene — [ə set′ l ēn΄] n. [ ACETYL + ENE] a colorless, poisonous, highly flammable gaseous hydrocarbon, HC⋮CH, produced by the reaction of water and calcium carbide: used in organic compound synthesis, for lighting, and with oxygen in welding: the… … English World dictionary
Acetylene — HCCH redirects here. For other uses, see HCCH (disambiguation). Acetylene … Wikipedia
acetylene — acetylenic /euh set l en ik/, adj. /euh set l een , in/, n. Chem. a colorless gas, C2H2, having an etherlike odor, produced usually by the action of water on calcium carbide or by pyrolysis of natural gas: used esp. in metal cutting and welding,… … Universalium
