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tolan
[ toh-lan ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
tolan
/ ˈtəʊleɪn; ˈtəʊlæn /
noun
- a white crystalline derivative of acetylene; diphenylacetylene; diphenylethyne. Formula: C 6 H 5 C:CC 6 H 5
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tolan1
C19: from tol ( uene ) + -an (see -ane )
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Example Sentences
"Steve has a Broadway-caliber voice," says Tolan, who wrote musical theater in his distant past.
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So when the pair decided to pitch Rescue Me, they did things a little differently, says Tolan.
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"But I do believe the 10th anniversary is the balsa-wood anniversary," retorts Tolan.
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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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