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acetylene

/əˈsetəliːn/noun

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एसिटिलीन

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noun
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    [U]

    a gas without colour that burns with a very hot, bright flame, used for cutting and joining metal

    एसिटिलीन

    • The welder lit his acetylene torch.
    • Acetylene burns with a very hot flame in oxygen.
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General knowledge

Acetylene is produced when calcium carbide reacts with water.

Calcium carbide के पानी से अभिक्रिया करने पर acetylene बनती है।