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tolan

[ toh-lan ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.


tolan

/ ˈtəʊleɪn; ˈtəʊlæn /

noun

  1. a white crystalline derivative of acetylene; diphenylacetylene; diphenylethyne. Formula: C 6 H 5 C:CC 6 H 5
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tolan1

Variant of tolane. See toluene, -ane
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tolan1

C19: from tol ( uene ) + -an (see -ane )
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Example Sentences

Damian Tolan, a radiology consultant in the northern city of Leeds, urged the government to get back to the negotiating table.

Damian Tolan, a radiology consultant in the northern city of Leeds, urged the government to get back to the negotiating table.

Cindy Tolan, who cast “West Side Story,” went through about 2,000 people.

Lyn Tolan, the court's public information director, told me it's the responsibility of the sponsor — not the court — to evaluate programs that the court approves.

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Tolan repeated, "We rely on the sponsor for that."

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