rhigolene

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noun

A mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gasolene and cymogene, formerly used as a refrigerant.

OriginAncient Greek ῥῖγος ← Latin oleum →
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Meanings

nounrhigolene (usually uncountable, plural rhigolenes)

plural rhigolenes

  1. uncountableusuallychemistryA mixture of volatile hydrocarbons intermediate between gasolene and cymogene, formerly used as a refrigerant.

Origin

  1. Latinoleum“oil”
  2. Ancient Greekῥῖγος“cold”
  3. Englishrhigolene

Ancient Greek ῥῖγος (rhîgos, “cold”) + Latin oleum (“oil”).

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rhigolene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhigolene

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“rhigolene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhigolene. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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