Oxyacetylene

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  oxyacetylene \ox`y*a*cet"y*lene\, a.
     Of or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and actylene; as, an
     oxyacetylene torch.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  oxyacetylene
       adj : of or using a mixture of acetylene and oxygen; "an
             oxyacetylene torch"; "oxyacetelyne welding"
       n : a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high
           temperatures for cutting or welding metals