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tolan

/toh-lan/US // ˈtoʊ læn //UK // (ˈtəʊlæn) //

苠迮郇郋郅郋迣邽邽

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chemistry.

    • : a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C14H10, used chiefly in organic synthesis.

Examples

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

  • So when the pair decided to pitch  Rescue Me, they did things a little differently, says Tolan.

  • "But I do believe the 10th anniversary is the balsa-wood anniversary," retorts Tolan.

  • One daughter, Mrs. Tolan, met a tragic death at the hands of an insane husband, in 1881.

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