| Pronunciation: | | u'set`leen
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| Matching Terms: | | acetylene reduction assay, acetylenic
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis |
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| | Synonyms: | | alkyne, ethyne |
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| | See Also: | | aliphatic compound, oxyacetylene |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*cet"y*lene\, n. (Chem.)
A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion
of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a
colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is
produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways,
but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its
light is very brilliant. --Watts.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | An organic molecule containing carbon and hydrogen atoms in straight or branched chains, where at least one carbon-carbon bond is a triple bond. One of three major classes of aliphatic hydrocarbons. |
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| | Synonyms: | | alkyne |
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