rhigolene

[ rig-uh-leen ]

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

Origin of rhigolene

1
1865–70; <Greek rhîg(os) frost, cold + -ol2 + -ene

Words Nearby rhigolene

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use rhigolene in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for rhigolene

rhigolene

/ (ˈrɪɡəʊˌliːn) /


noun
  1. a volatile liquid obtained from petroleum and used as a local anaesthetic

Origin of rhigolene

1
C19: from Greek rhigos cold; see -ole, -ene

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012