acetylene

Phonetic Respelling: [ uh-set-l-een, -in ]

Definition:

n. a compound of carbon and hydrogen that is a colorless gas used chiefly in welding and soldering and in making chemical compounds

Sentence:

This most brilliant of the illuminating gases is acetylene.

More example sentences:

This most brilliant of the illuminating gases is acetylene.

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Synonyms:

colorless gas; carbon and hydrogen; weldinggas

Antonyms:

solid

Acetylene rhymes:

• Four Syllable Rhymes
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• Six Syllable Rhymes
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