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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

"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.

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