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tolan definition

to·lan (tō′lan′)

noun

a colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, CHC:CCH, used chiefly in organic synthesis

Etymology: tol(uene) + -an(e)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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