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oxyacetylene

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oxyacetylene
a. a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used in a blowpipe for cutting or welding metals at high temperatures
b. (as modifier): an oxyacetylene burner


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He also added an arc welder, a 5,000-watt generator and an oxyacetylene torch.
Santellano-Shirey has avoided serious injury, but last summer an oxyacetylene torch that flared up in her hand ignited her hair.
Individuals who remove exterior lead paint by sandblasting or who use oxyacetylene torches to cut through lead paint-coated steel are at particularly high risk of lead poisoning (2,3).
 
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