oxyacetylene.
A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.
Meaning & usage
A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- French acétylènebor. English acetylene English oxyacetylene From oxy- + acetylene.
Using this mixture.
an oxyacetylene torch
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- French acétylènebor. English acetylene English oxyacetylene From oxy- + acetylene.
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