oxyacetylene
adjective
oxy·acet·y·lene
ˌäk-sē-ə-ˈse-tə-lən 
-ˌlēn
: of, relating to, or utilizing a mixture of oxygen and acetylene
an oxyacetylene torch
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The most powerful oxyacetylene and electric torches have been developed.
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Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 15 June 2022
One day a mentally unbalanced coworker attacked Chester with an oxyacetylene torch, destroying his eyes and one of his ears, and burning off his hands.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2021
Use brute force — cutting through the container with an oxyacetylene torch, say — as a last resort.
—Malia Wollan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
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Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 15 June 2022
One day a mentally unbalanced coworker attacked Chester with an oxyacetylene torch, destroying his eyes and one of his ears, and burning off his hands.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2021
Use brute force — cutting through the container with an oxyacetylene torch, say — as a last resort.
—Malia Wollan, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
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oxyacetylene
adjective
oxy·acet·y·lene
ˌäk-sē-ə-ˈset-ᵊl-ən
-ᵊl-ˌēn
: of, relating to, or using a mixture of oxygen and acetylene
oxyacetylene torch
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