Acetylene
[ə'setɪliːn] or [ə'sɛtəlin]
Definition
(noun.) a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis.
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Definition
(n.) 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.
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Definition
n. a powerful illuminant gas (C2H2) produced commercially from carbide of calcium by means of water.
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Examples
- The cost of an acetylene generator is about $50 for a small house, and the cost of maintenance is not more than that of lamps. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The simplicity of the method of generating acetylene gas from this substance by merely bringing it in contact with water has greatly stimulated invention in this field. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Acetylene is seldom used in large cities, but it is very widely used in small communities and is particularly convenient in more or less remote summer residences. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- When the hard, gray crystals of calcium carbide are put in water, they give off acetylene, a colorless gas which burns with a brilliant white flame. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Acetylene gas finds its principal uses for isolated plants, and in country houses. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The art began practically in 1895, and since that time more than 500 patents have been granted for acetylene gas apparatus. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Acetylene Gas from Calcium Carbide by Willson. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It was discovered in 1836 by Edmond Davy, who produced carburet of potassium, and evolved acetylene gas therefrom by decomposing it with water. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In acetylene gas apparatus a great variety of methods are employed for bringing the water and carbide into contact. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It is now made commercially by the mutual decomposition of water and calcium carbide, the latter giving off, when brought in contact with the water, acetylene gas, which rises in bubbles. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Acetylene gas is immediately generated and its pressure forces the level of the water down in the inner cylinder, causing it to rise in the annular space between said cylinder and the case. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Great attention has recently been paid to the production of _acetylene_ gas, produced by the reaction between _calcium carbide_ and water. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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