different between acetylene vs pentine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French acétylène, coined by French chemist Marcellin Berthelot, from acetyl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /? ?s?t ?l ?in/

Noun

acetylene (countable and uncountable, plural acetylenes)

1. (organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
2. (organic chemistry, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC?CH. It is a colourless, odorless, extremely flammable, explosive gas, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding or metallurgy.
3. A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.
   • 1908, Upton Sinclair, The Metropolis, Moffat, Yard & Company, New York, page 69:

     Mrs. Winnie had kindly sent her limousine car for them, and it stood throbbing in front of the hotel-entrance, its acetylenes streaming far up the street.

Synonyms

• (IUPAC name): ethyne

Derived terms

• acetylene black
• acetylene torch
• acetylenation
• oxyacetylene
• polyacetylene

Related terms

• acetylide

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• acetyla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as??ty?l?n?/
• Rhymes: -y?l?n?
• Hyphenation: a?ce?ty?le?ne

Noun

acetylene n

1. definite plural of acetyl

English

Noun

pentine (plural pentines)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric acetylenes having five carbon atoms and one triple bond