oxyhydrogen

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oxyhydrogen - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Oxyhydrogen \Ox`y*hy"dro*gen\, a. [Oxy
     (a) + hydrogen.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of,
         a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen at over 5000[deg] F.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Oxyhydrogen blowpipe. (Chem.) See Blowpipe.
  
     Oxyhydrogen microscope, a form of microscope arranged so as
        to use the light produced by burning lime or limestone
        under a current of oxyhydrogen gas.
        [1913 Webster]