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oxyacetylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
oxy-acety-lene
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.

Uncountable

adj

Using this mixture.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- French acétylènebor. English acetylene English oxyacetylene From oxy- + acetylene.

Usage

Phrases

oxyacetylene torch

Frequently Paired Words

oxyacetylene torch oxyacetylenic

Questions

What does oxyacetylene mean?
A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.
Where does oxyacetylene come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- French acétylènebor. English acetylene English oxyacetylene From oxy- + acetylene.

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