oxyacetylene
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Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- French acétylènebor. English acetylene English oxyacetylene From oxy- + acetylene.
- Using this mixture.
“an oxyacetylene torch”
“The first stage of the demolition work consisted of removing, by oxy-acetylene cutting, the whole of the plate floor, cross-girders, and lattice parapets.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- French acétylènebor. English acetylene English oxyacetylene From oxy- + acetylene.
- A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.