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oxyhydrogen

[ ok-si-hahy-druh-juhn ]
/ ˌɒk sɪˈhaɪ drə dʒən /
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adjective
pertaining to or involving a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen.
noun
a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen, used in a blowtorch for welding steel plates or the like.
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Origin of oxyhydrogen

First recorded in 1820–30; oxy-2 + hydrogen

Words nearby oxyhydrogen

oxygen mask, oxygen tent, oxygen weed, oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, oxyhydrogen, oxymetazoline, oxymoron, oxymorphone, oxyneurine, oxyntic
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British Dictionary definitions for oxyhydrogen

oxyhydrogen
/ (ˌɒksɪˈhaɪdrədʒən) /
noun
  1. a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen used to provide an intense flame for welding
  2. (as modifier)an oxyhydrogen blowpipe
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