| ACETYLENE | • acetylene n. (Organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne. • acetylene n. (Organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH. It is… • acetylene n. A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight. |
| ACETYLENES | • acetylenes n. Plural of acetylene. • ACETYLENE n. a colourless toxic inflammable gas formed by the action of water on calcium carbide, aka ethyne. |
| BUTYLENE | • butylene n. (Organic chemistry) Any of three isomeric aliphatic alkenes containing four carbon atoms and one double… • BUTYLENE n. a gaseous hydrocarbon. |
| BUTYLENES | • butylenes n. Plural of butylene. • BUTYLENE n. a gaseous hydrocarbon. |
| CYANOACETYLENE | • cyanoacetylene n. (Organic chemistry) The linear acetylenic nitrile HC≡C-CN or any derivative of this compound. • CYANOACETYLENE n. a large and complex organic molecule found in interstellar clouds. |
| CYANOACETYLENES | • cyanoacetylenes n. Plural of cyanoacetylene. • CYANOACETYLENE n. a large and complex organic molecule found in interstellar clouds. |
| ISOBUTYLENE | • isobutylene n. (Organic chemistry) methylpropene; isobutene. • ISOBUTYLENE n. an isomer of butylene used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. |
| ISOBUTYLENES | • isobutylenes n. Plural of isobutylene. • ISOBUTYLENE n. an isomer of butylene used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. |
| MESITYLENE | • mesitylene n. (Organic chemistry) The aromatic hydrocarbon 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene that is present in coal tar and… • MESITYLENE n. a colourless liquid that occurs in crude petroleum; 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene. |
| MESITYLENES | • mesitylenes n. Plural of mesitylene. • MESITYLENE n. a colourless liquid that occurs in crude petroleum; 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene. |
| OXYACETYLENE | • oxyacetylene n. A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals. • oxyacetylene adj. Using this mixture, e.g. an oxyacetylene torch. • OXYACETYLENE n. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, esp. for cutting or welding. |
| OXYACETYLENES | • OXYACETYLENE n. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene, esp. for cutting or welding. |
| PENTYLENE | • PENTYLENE n. an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the olefine series, also PENTENE. |
| PENTYLENES | • PENTYLENE n. an unsaturated hydrocarbon of the olefine series, also PENTENE. |