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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: oxygen + acetylene

oxyacetylene

 noun
     
Related topics: Chemistry, Industry
ox‧y‧a‧cet‧y‧lene [uncountable] technical
TIHC a mixture of oxygen and acetylene that produces a hot white flame that can cut steel
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