oxyacetylene

Speech parts

1. oxyacetylene - Noun

2. oxyacetylene - Adjective

Meaning

a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

airy gaseous aerial smoking alloy pneumatic steaming ethereal admixture smoky steamy reeking blowtorch vaporous aery
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Antonyms

heavy DRY solid substantial rough inferior
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Hypernyms

mixture

Examples

Oxyacetylene is the hottest burning common fuel gas. citation Acetylene is the third hottest natural chemical flame after dicyanoacetylene 's 5260 K (4990 °C, 9010 °F) and cyanogen at 4798 K (4525 °C, 8180 °F). Source: Internet

Predetermined lengths of the strand can be cut off by either mechanical shears or traveling oxyacetylene torches and transferred to further forming processes, or to a stockpile. Source: Internet

Oxyacetylene welding may also be used in areas where electricity is not readily accessible. Source: Internet

Oxygen is used in oxyacetylene welding burning acetylene with Omain to produce a very hot flame. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

oxy-hydrogen oxyacanthine oxyacetic oxyacetylene torch oxyacetylenic oxyacid