Definition
A colorless, flammable gas made from carbide that burns with a bright flame, commonly used in welding and cutting metal.
Etymology
From French 'acétylène,' formed from 'acetic' (related to vinegar) and the suffix '-ylene.' The name describes the chemical structure: it combines acetyl groups (from acetic acid derivatives) with the unsaturated hydrocarbon ending '-ylene.'
Kelly Says
Acetylene torches were the high-tech cutting tools of the 1900s—before lasers and plasma cutters, workers used acetylene flames so hot (nearly 3,000°C) that they could slice through iron like butter, making it the essential tool of the industrial age.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
acediliin
ah-se-di-li-in
ARالعربية
الأセتييلين
al-ase-te-leen
BNবাংলা
অ্যাসিটিলেন
os-si-ti-len
CACatalà
acetilè
ah-se-ti-le
CSČeština
acetylen
ah-se-ti-len
DADansk
acetylen
ah-se-ti-len
DEDeutsch
Acetylen
ak-se-ti-len
ELΕλληνικά
ακετυλένιο
ah-ke-ty-le-ni-o
ESEspañol
acetileno
ah-se-tee-len-o
FAفارسی
آسِتِلن
a-si-te-len
FISuomi
asetyleen
ah-se-ty-leen
FRFrançais
acétylène
ah-se-tlehn
GUGU
ઍસિટિલેન
aes-si-te-len
HEעברית
אצטילן
ats-ti-lan
HIहिन्दी
एसीटिलीन
a-see-ti-leen
HUMagyar
acetilén
ah-se-ti-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
asetilen
ah-se-tee-len
IGIG
acetylene
ah-se-ti-len
ITItaliano
acetilene
a-che-ti-le-ne
KKKK
ацетилен
ah-se-ti-len
KMKM
អាសិទិលីន
ah-si-ti-lin
MRMR
एसीटिलीन
a-see-ti-leen
MSBahasa Melayu
asetilen
ah-se-tee-len
MYမြန်မာ
အစီတီလင်း
ah-si-ti-lin
NLNederlands
acetyleen
ah-se-tee-len
NONorsk
acetylen
ah-se-ti-len
PAPA
ਐਸੀਟિਲੀਨ
aes-ee-ti-leen
PLPolski
acetylen
ah-se-ti-len
PTPortuguês
acettileno
ah-se-tee-len-o
RORomână
acetalen
ah-se-te-len
RUРусский
ацетилен
as-e-ti-len
SVSvenska
acetylen
ah-se-ti-len
SWKiswahili
acetylene
ah-se-ti-len
TAதமிழ்
அசீட்டிலின்
a-si-tta-li-n
TEతెలుగు
ఆసెటైలీన్
a-se-tai-lee-n
TLTL
asetilin
ah-se-ti-lin
TRTürkçe
asetilen
ah-se-ti-len
UKУкраїнська
ацетилен
ah-se-ti-len
URاردو
اسٹائلین
as-ta-i-len
VITiếng Việt
axetilen
ah-xe-ti-len
YOYO
asetileni
ah-se-ti-le-ni
ZUZU
acetylene
ah-se-ti-len