Acetylenation

/əˌsɛtəlɪˈneɪʃən/ noun

A chemical reaction or process in which acetylene (a gas used in welding) is added to or reacted with another compound.

From acetylene + -ation (suffix forming nouns of processes). A technical term in organic chemistry for reactions involving the three-carbon acetylene molecule.

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