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  • noun Plural form of tholin.

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Examples

  • The moon's surface is totally obscured by an orange haze made up of complex organics (called tholins), which form when methane is destroyed by ultraviolet light from the Sun.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The moon's surface is totally obscured by an orange haze made up of complex organics (called tholins), which form when methane is destroyed by ultraviolet light from the Sun.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The moon's surface is totally obscured by an orange haze made up of complex organics (called tholins), which form when methane is destroyed by ultraviolet light from the Sun.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • They may be representative of the organic mix called "tholins" by Carl Sagan when he produced the reddish brew of prebiotic chemicals in the lab from gases that were known to be present in Titan's atmosphere.

    Slugger O'Toole Pete Baker 2010

  • They may be representative of the organic mix called "tholins" by Carl Sagan when he produced the reddish brew of prebiotic chemicals in the lab from gases that were known to be present in Titan's atmosphere.

    Slugger O'Toole Mick Fealty 2010

  • They may be representative of the organic mix called "tholins" by Carl Sagan when he produced the reddish brew of prebiotic chemicals in the lab from gases that were known to be present in Titan's atmosphere.

    Slugger O'Toole 2010

  • They may be representative of the organic mix called "tholins" by Carl Sagan when he produced the reddish brew of prebiotic chemicals in the lab from gases that were known to be present in Titan's atmosphere.

    Slugger O'Toole 2010

  • They may be representative of the organic mix called "tholins" by Carl Sagan when he produced the reddish brew of prebiotic chemicals in the lab from gases that were known to be present in Titan's atmosphere.

    Slugger O'Toole Pete Baker 2010

  • They may be representative of the organic mix called "tholins" by Carl Sagan when he produced the reddish brew of prebiotic chemicals in the lab from gases that were known to be present in Titan's atmosphere.

    Slugger O'Toole Mick Fealty 2010

  • They may be representative of the organic mix called "tholins" by Carl Sagan when he produced the reddish brew of prebiotic chemicals in the lab from gases that were known to be present in Titan's atmosphere.

    Slugger O'Toole Mick Fealty 2010

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