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Rhigolene

Rhig′o-lene

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] cold + L.
oleum
oil.]
(Chem.)
A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gsolene and cymogene. It is obtained in the purification of crude petroleum, and is used as a refregerant.

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rhigolene

rhigolene

English

Noun

rhigolene (usually uncountable, plural rhigolenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gasolene and cymogene, used as a refrigerant.