oxyacetylene

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oxyacetylene

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ox·y·a·cet·y·lene /ˌɒksiəˈsetəliːn◂ $ ˌɑːksiəˈsetl-iːn◂, -ən◂/ noun [uncountable] technical TIHCa mixture of oxygen and acetylene that produces a hot white flame that can cut steel 氧(乙)炔

Examples from the Corpus

oxyacetylene• There are such things as oxyacetylene torches, you know.• In a nearby bush a defunct oxyacetylene cutter attracted the attention of a passing stoat.Origin oxyacetylene (1900-2000) oxygen + acetylene

ox·y·a·cet·y·lene nounChineseSyllable

mixture that hot acetylene Corpus of produces and oxygen a a

oxyacetylene
ox‧y‧a‧cet‧y‧lene /ˌɒksiəˈsetəliːn◂ $ ˌɑːksiəˈsetl-iːn◂, -ən◂/

noun [uncountable] technical

Date: 1900-2000
Origin: oxygen + acetylene

a mixture of oxygen and acetylene that produces a hot white flame that can cut steel

oxy·acet·yl·ene

BrE

/ˌɒksiəˈsetəliːn/

NAmE

/ˌɑːksiəˈsetəliːn/

adjective

connected with a mixture of

and

gas which produces a very hot flame, used especially for cutting or joining metal 氧乙炔的（尤用于切割或焊接金属）

◆an oxyacetylene torch氧乙炔炬