oxyacetylene

noun

1. (uncountable)A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals.

adj

1. (not-comparable)Using this mixture.

   “an oxyacetylene torch”

   “The first stage of the demolition work consisted of removing, by oxy-acetylene cutting, the whole of the plate floor, cross-girders, and lattice parapets.”