ACETYLENE
\ɐsˈɛtəlˌiːn], \ɐsˈɛtəlˌiːn], \ɐ_s_ˈɛ_t_ə_l_ˌiː_n]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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A colorless, combustible gas, C2H2, with unpleasant odor.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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