acetylene

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne. countable
    — The acetylene gas lighting in the station offices and platforms at Kyle of Lochalsh recently has been replaced by electric lighting.
  2. Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is a colourless, odourless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding and metallurgy. uncountable
  3. A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight. countable,uncountable
    — Mrs. Winnie had kindly sent her limousine car for them, and it stood throbbing in front of the hotel-entrance, its acetylenes streaming far up the street.

词形变化

acetylenes plural

词源

Etymology tree
French acétylènebor.
English acetylene
Borrowed from French acétylène, coined by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, from acetyl + -ene.
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