carbide lamp

noun

A simple lamp that produces and burns acetylene (C₂H₂) created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC₂) with water.

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Meanings

nouncarbide lamp (plural carbide lamps)

plural carbide lamps

  1. A simple lamp that produces and burns acetylene (C₂H₂) created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC₂) with water.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 電石燈 /电石灯
  • 電石燈 /电石灯 (diànshídēng)lamp
Finnish karbidilamppu
  • karbidilamppulamp
German Karbidlampe
  • Karbidlampelamp
Hungarian karbidlámpa
  • karbidlámpalamp
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MLA

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Chicago

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