oxyacetylene

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oxyacetylene

noun

uncountable A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals. Told a knock-kneed ghetto queen, "Get the head fiend – / Tell him it's from Medellin and use oxyacetylene"

adjective

not comparable Using this mixture. an oxyacetylene torch

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noun a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals

Ελληνικά	οξυγονοκόλληση oxygonokóllisi

adj oxyacetylene

Italiano	ossiacetilenico

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@misc{oxyacetylene_2026,
  title = {oxyacetylene},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oxyacetylene},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}