Decalin

American  

[dek-uh-lin] / ˈdɛk ə lɪn /

Chemistry, Trademark.

1. a brand of decahydronaphthalene.

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Example Sentences

They wanted to investigate the ability of the substance's latent pores to separate two different forms of decalin.

From Science Daily

This changes the decalin's physical and chemical properties and so makes the substance a good candidate for exploring selective encapsulation.

From Science Daily

But something about the interaction between polyethylene molecules and the new solvents seems to encourage the formation of more perfect crystals than those that emerge from a decalin solution.

From Economist

They then cooled the mixture down, letting crystals form, drew fibres from the result, and tested what they had to see how it compared with fibres prepared using a non-polar solvent called decalin.

From Economist