SINCE 1828
tolan
noun
to·lan
| \ˈtōˌlan\
variants:
or less commonly
tolane
\-lān
\
plural -s
Definition of tolan
: a white crystalline unsaturated hydrocarbon C6H5C≡CC6H5 obtained synthetically from stilbene : diphenyl-acetylene
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