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单词 tolan
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tolan

[ toh-lan ]
/ ˈtoʊ læn /

noun Chemistry.

a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C14H10, used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Also called diphenylacetylene.

Origin of tolan

variant of tolane.See toluene, -ane

Words nearby tolan

Tokugawa Iyeyasu, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tokyo Bay, tola, tolan, Toland, tolar, tolbooth, tolbutamide, tolbutamide test
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Example sentences from the Web for tolan

  • "Steve has a Broadway-caliber voice," says Tolan, who wrote musical theater in his distant past.

    Denis Leary to the Rescue|Joel Keller|April 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • So when the pair decided to pitch Rescue Me, they did things a little differently, says Tolan.

    Denis Leary to the Rescue|Joel Keller|April 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • "But I do believe the 10th anniversary is the balsa-wood anniversary," retorts Tolan.

    Denis Leary to the Rescue|Joel Keller|April 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • 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)
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