Definitions for oxyacetylene

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oxyacetylene ox·y·a·cet·y·lene

Spelling: [ok-see-uh-set-l-een, -in]

IPA: /ˌɒk si əˈsɛt lˌin, -ɪn/

Oxyacetylene is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 28 points.

You can make 491 anagrams from letters in oxyacetylene (aceeelnotxyy).

Definitions for oxyacetylene

noun

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

adjective

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

Origin of oxyacetylene

First recorded in 1905-10; oxy-² + acetylene

Examples for oxyacetylene

oxyacetylene equipment has found application, owing to its portability.

Hotter even than oxyhydrogen is the oxyacetylene flame, which at its hottest point reaches nearly 3500 C.

But if the heat be applied by the oxyacetylene flame that will not happen.

The oxyacetylene flame is concentrated upon a small pellet of ceria, which provides a brilliant source of small dimensions.