oxyhydrogen

[ ok-si-hahy-druh-juhn ]

/ ˌɒk sɪˈhaɪ drə dʒən /

adjective

pertaining to or involving a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen.

noun

a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen, used in a blowtorch for welding steel plates or the like.

Origin of oxyhydrogen

First recorded in 1820–30; oxy-² + hydrogen

Words nearby oxyhydrogen

oxygeusia, oxyhaemoglobin, oxyheme, oxyhemochromogen, oxyhemoglobin, oxyhydrogen, oxymetazoline, oxymoron, oxymorphone, oxymyoglobin, oxyneurine

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Example sentences from the Web for oxyhydrogen

An exceedingly interesting use of the oxyhydrogen flame is in the manufacture of artificial rubies.
Marvels of Scientific Invention|Thomas W. Corbin
It has been used also as a source of heat and light in the oxyhydrogen blowpipe.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
Heated intensely, as in the oxyhydrogen flame, it gives a brilliant light called the lime light.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry|William McPherson
Cheap oxygen would greatly increase the light derivable from oil and gas, as proved in the brilliancy of an oxyhydrogen jet.
Inventors at Work|George Iles

The oxyhydrogen flame, for example, consists of hot aqueous vapour.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall

British Dictionary definitions for oxyhydrogen

oxyhydrogen

/ (ˌɒksɪˈhaɪdrədʒən) /

noun

a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen used to provide an intense flame for welding
(as modifier)an oxyhydrogen blowpipe

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单词	oxyhydrogen
释义	oxyhydrogen [ ok-si-hahy-druh-juhn ] / ˌɒk sɪˈhaɪ drə dʒən / adjective pertaining to or involving a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen. noun a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen, used in a blowtorch for welding steel plates or the like. Origin of oxyhydrogen First recorded in 1820–30; oxy-² + hydrogen Words nearby oxyhydrogen oxygeusia, oxyhaemoglobin, oxyheme, oxyhemochromogen, oxyhemoglobin, oxyhydrogen, oxymetazoline, oxymoron, oxymorphone, oxymyoglobin, oxyneurine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oxyhydrogen An exceedingly interesting use of the oxyhydrogen flame is in the manufacture of artificial rubies. Marvels of Scientific Invention\|Thomas W. Corbin It has been used also as a source of heat and light in the oxyhydrogen blowpipe. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson Heated intensely, as in the oxyhydrogen flame, it gives a brilliant light called the lime light. An Elementary Study of Chemistry\|William McPherson Cheap oxygen would greatly increase the light derivable from oil and gas, as proved in the brilliancy of an oxyhydrogen jet. Inventors at Work\|George Iles The oxyhydrogen flame, for example, consists of hot aqueous vapour. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall British Dictionary definitions for oxyhydrogen oxyhydrogen / (ˌɒksɪˈhaɪdrədʒən) / noun a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen used to provide an intense flame for welding (as modifier)an oxyhydrogen blowpipe Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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