tolan
[ toh-lan ]
/ ˈtoʊ læn /
noun Chemistry.
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C14H10, used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also called
diphenylacetylene.
Words nearby tolan
tokus,
tokushima,
tokyo,
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tola,
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toland,
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tolbooth,
tolbutamide,
tolbutamide test
Example sentences from the Web for tolan
"Steve has a Broadway-caliber voice," says Tolan, who wrote musical theater in his distant past.
So when the pair decided to pitch Rescue Me, they did things a little differently, says Tolan.
"But I do believe the 10th anniversary is the balsa-wood anniversary," retorts Tolan.
One daughter, Mrs. Tolan, met a tragic death at the hands of an insane husband, in 1881.
Fifty Years In The Northwest |William Henry Carman Folsom
British Dictionary definitions for tolan
tolan
tolane (ˈtəʊleɪn)
/ (ˈtəʊlæn) /
noun
a white crystalline derivative of acetylene; diphenylacetylene; diphenylethyne. Formula: C 6 H 5 C:CC 6 H 5
Word Origin for tolan
C19: from
tol (
uene) +
-an (see
-ane)