Definitions for rhigolene

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rhigolene rhig·o·lene

Spelling: [rig-uh-leen]

IPA: /ˈrɪg əˌlin/

Rhigolene is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 344 anagrams from letters in rhigolene (eeghilnor).

Definitions for rhigolene

noun

1. a petroleum distillate intermediate between cymogene and gasoline, formerly used to produce local anesthesia by freezing.

Origin of rhigolene

1865-70; Greek rhîg(os) frost, cold + -ol² + -ene

Examples for rhigolene

Then, as the temperature rises to 18 C., rhigolene is given off: that is collected and condensed in another vessel.

The lighter and more volatile portions are known under the name of cymogene, rhigolene, gasolene, and naphtha.

rhigolene is now used in medicine in the form of spray to produce local anæsthesia.