Etymology

acetylenic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to acetylene or its derivatives; having a carbon-to-carbon triple bond Full definition →

English acetylene ← French acétylène
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  1. Frenchacétylène
  2. Englishacetylene
  3. English todayacetylenic

From acetylene + -ic.

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