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acetylene
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acetylene /acet·y·lene/ (ah-set´ĭ-lēn) HCtbondCH, a colorless, volatile, explosive gas, the simplest alkyne (unsaturated, triple-bonded hydrocarbon).
a·cet·y·lene (-stl-n, -n)
n.
A colorless, highly flammable, and explosive gas used for metal welding and cutting and as an illuminant.
acetylene
[əset′əlēn]
a colorless, highly flammable gas that is the simplest of the alkynes. Also called ethyne.
acetylene [ah-set´ĭ-lēn]
HC≡CH, a colorless, combustible, explosive gas, the simplest alkyne (unsaturated, triple-bonded hydrocarbon).
acetylene
a colorless, combustible, explosive gas, the simplest triple-bonded hydrocarbon.
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The main hydrocarbon, a product of combustion, from which the PAHs can form is acetylene C2H2.
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