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Acetylene vs Propane - What's the difference?

acetylene | propane |

As nouns the difference between acetylene and propane

is that acetylene is acetylene while propane is (organic compound) an aliphatic hydrocarbon, c3h8, a constituent of natural gas.

acetylene

English

Noun

  • (organic chemistry, countable) Any organic compound having one or more carbon–carbon triple bonds; an alkyne.
  • (organic compound, uncountable) Ethyne; the simplest alkyne, a hydrocarbon of formula HC?CH. It is a colourless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odour, formerly used as an illuminating gas, but now used in welding or metallurgy.

    • Synonyms

    * (IUPAC name) ethyne

    Derived terms

    * acetylene black * acetylene torch * polyacetylene

    Related terms

    * acetylide

    propane

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas.

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a propellant

    Derived terms

    * cyclopropane * (l)

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