tholin
French, noun\to.lɛ\
tholin is spelled T-H-O-L-I-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written French, the 214,487th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tholin is a French masculine noun meaning “tholin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Substance organique plus ou moins azotée que l’on trouve à la surface de nombreux astres du système solaire…”.
What does tholin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetholin
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Substance organique plus ou moins azotée que l’on trouve à la surface de nombreux astres du système solaire externe.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tholin
- tholins plural
- tholine alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tholin?
- \to.lɛ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is tholin in French?
tholin appears about once in every 46 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).