oxyhydrogen

American  

[ok-si-hahy-druh-juhn] / ˌɒk sɪˈhaɪ drə dʒən /

adjective

1. pertaining to or involving a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen.

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noun

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

oxyhydrogen British  

/ ˌɒksɪˈhaɪdrədʒən /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of oxyhydrogen

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

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Example Sentences

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oxyhydrogen

Already two scouts were unlimbering the oxyhydrogen tanks and blow pipe equipment.

From The Boy Scout Fire Fighters by Irving Crump

The only difference between quartz in the oxyhydrogen jet and quartz in the arc is that in the first you make threads and in the second are blown bubbles.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various

But the oxyhydrogen jet is now employed in many factories for the welding of metals.

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

The oxyhydrogen blowpipe, used to effect this combination, consists of a small tube placed within a larger one, as shown in Fig.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by William McPherson

An exceedingly interesting use of the oxyhydrogen flame is in the manufacture of artificial rubies.

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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