tolan
[toh-lan]
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noun Chemistry.
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C14H10, used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Origin of tolan
Also called diphenylacetylene.
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One daughter, Mrs. Tolan, met a tragic death at the hands of an insane husband, in 1881.
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tolan
tolane (ˈtəʊleɪn)
noun
Word Origin for tolan
C19: from tol (uene) + -an (see -ane)
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