Rhigolene

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhigolene \Rhig"o*lene\, n. [Gr. ??? 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.
     [1913 Webster]