oxyhydrogen

[ ok-si-hahy-druh-juh n ]

/ ˌɒk sɪˈhaɪ drə dʒən /

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.

Nearby words

oxygeusia, oxyhaemoglobin, oxyheme, oxyhemochromogen, oxyhemoglobin, oxyhydrogen, oxymetazoline, oxymoron, oxymorphone, oxymyoglobin, oxyneurine

Origin of oxyhydrogen

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

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Examples from the Web for oxyhydrogen

An exceedingly interesting use of the oxyhydrogen flame is in the manufacture of artificial rubies.
Marvels of Scientific Invention|Thomas W. Corbin
It has been used also as a source of heat and light in the oxyhydrogen blowpipe.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
Heated intensely, as in the oxyhydrogen flame, it gives a brilliant light called the lime light.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
Cheap oxygen would greatly increase the light derivable from oil and gas, as proved in the brilliancy of an oxyhydrogen jet.
Inventors at Work|George Iles

The oxyhydrogen flame, for example, consists of hot aqueous vapour.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall

British Dictionary definitions for oxyhydrogen

oxyhydrogen

/ (ˌɒksɪˈhaɪdrədʒən) /

noun

a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen used to provide an intense flame for welding
(as modifier)an oxyhydrogen blowpipe

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