Definition
An older chemical name for acetylene (ethyne), a flammable hydrocarbon gas historically used in welding and lighting.
Etymology
From 'cetyl' (whale-related hydrocarbon) plus '-ene' (indicating a double bond), though this naming is now obsolete in favor of 'acetylene.'
Kelly Says
Before electricity became common, acetylene (cetylene) lamps lit homes and streets—miners even wore acetylene headlamps, creating eerie moving shadows in underground tunnels!
Translations
ARالعربية
سيثيلين
se-thee-li-in
BNবাংলা
সেটিলেন
se-til-en
CSČeština
cetylen
ce-ti-len
DADansk
cetylen
se-ti-len
DEDeutsch
Cetylen
tse-ti-len
ELΕλληνικά
σετιλένιο
se-ti-le-nio
ESEspañol
cetilena
seh-tee-le-na
FISuomi
setyleeni
se-ty-le-eni
FRFrançais
cétylène
se-til-e-n
HIहिन्दी
सेटिलीन
se-til-een
HUMagyar
cetylen
ce-ti-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
setilen
seh-ti-len
ITItaliano
cetilene
che-ti-le-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
setilen
seh-ti-len
MYမြန်မာ
စေတီလင်း
se-ti-lin
NLNederlands
cetyleen
se-ti-leen
NONorsk
cetylen
se-ti-len
PLPolski
cetilen
ce-ti-len
PTPortuguês
cetilena
seh-tee-le-na
RORomână
cetilen
ce-ti-len
RUРусский
цетилен
tse-ti-len
SVSvenska
cetylen
se-ti-len
SWKiswahili
setilen
se-ti-len
TAதமிழ்
செட்டில்லீன்
set-til-leen
TEతెలుగు
సెటిల్లిన్
se-til-lin
TRTürkçe
setilen
seh-ti-len
UKУкраїнська
цетилен
tse-ti-len
VITiếng Việt
xetyl
xe-til