rhigolene

noun

rhig·​o·​lene

ˈrigəˌlēn,

-lə̇n

plural -s

: a petroleum product intermediate between cymogene and gasoline containing chiefly pentanes and used formerly in medicine as a local anesthetic

Word History

Etymology

Greek rhigos cold + English -ol + -ene

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Rhymes for rhigolene

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean