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rhigolene definition

☆ rhigo·lene (rig′ə lēn′)

noun

a colorless, volatile liquid distilled from petroleum and consisting primarily of pentane and butane, formerly used as a local anesthetic

Etymology: < Gr rhigos, frost (see frigid) + -ol + -ene

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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