TOLANE

Etymology

Noun

tolane (countable and uncountable, plural tolanes)

(organic compound) A hydrocarbon, C14H10, related to the acetylene and the aromatic series.

Synonyms

• diphenyl acetylene

Anagrams

• etalon, late on, lean-to

Source: Wiktionary


To*lane", n. Etym: [From Toluene.] (Chem.)

Definition: A hydrocarbon, C14H10, related both to the acetylene and the aromatic series, and produced artificially as a white crystalline substance; -- called also diphenyl acetylene.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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