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Webster 1913 Edition
Tolane
To-lane′
,Noun.
[From
Toluene
.] (Chem.)
A hydrocarbon,
C14H10
, related both to the acetylene and the aromatic series, and produced artificially as a white crystalline substance; – called also diphenyl acetylene
. Definition 2024
tolane
tolane
English
Noun
tolane (countable and uncountable, plural tolanes)
- (organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, C14H10, related to the acetylene and the aromatic series.
Synonyms
- diphenyl acetylene