Acetylene
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A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion oftwo atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas,with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is produced for use as anilluminating gas in a number of ways, but chiefly by the action ofwater on calcium carbide. Its light is very brilliant. Watts.
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