acetylen

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish acetylen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t͡sɛˈti.lɛn/
• Rhymes: -ilɛn
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧ty‧len

Noun

acetylen m inan

1. (organic chemistry, uncountable) acetylene (ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH)

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “acetylen”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “acetylen”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
• “acetylen”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Etymology

From acetyl +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asɛtʏˈleːn/

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• Rhymes: -eːn
• Hyphenation: a‧ce‧tyl‧en

Noun

acetylen n (definite singular acetylenet, indefinite plural acetylen, definite plural acetylena or acetylenene)

1. (organic chemistry, countable) acetylene (any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne)
2. (organic chemistry, uncountable) acetylene (ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC≡CH)

   Synonym: etyn

References

• “acetylen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “acetylen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “acetylen” in Store norske leksikon