oxyacetylene

American  

[ok-see-uh-set-l-een, -in] / ˌɒk si əˈsɛt lˌin, -ɪn /

adjective

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

   an oxyacetylene torch.

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noun

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

oxyacetylene British  

/ ˌɒksɪəˈsɛtɪˌliːn /

noun

1. 1. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used in a blowpipe for cutting or welding metals at high temperatures

   2. ( as modifier )

      an oxyacetylene burner

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Etymology

Origin of oxyacetylene

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

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Example Sentences

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oxyacetylene

If real world physics apply here, Viserion’s blue flame may be comparable to that of oxyacetylene torches, which would make his fire far hotter than Drogon’s or Rhaegal’s.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2017

No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers Boilermakers are industrial craftsmen who wear fireproof suits and wield oxyacetylene torches capable of welding plates of metal.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2012

At 45, he has put away childish things, makes abstract steel things with the help of an oxyacetylene torch and gas welding.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the pure oxide, finely powdered, is fed through an oxyacetylene flame, it collects in a solid, carrot-shaped "boule."

From Time Magazine Archive

Wrought iron, cast-iron, steel in all its forms, all can be melted by the oxyacetylene flame, almost as easily as snow by a hot iron.

From Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science by Thomas W. Corbin

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