Definition of Naphthalene

1. Noun. A white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs.

Substance meronyms: Camphor Ball, Mothball, Coal Tar
Generic synonyms: Hydrocarbon

Definition of Naphthalene

1. n. A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline.

Definition of Naphthalene

1. Noun. A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs. ¹

2. Noun. (organic compound) An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C10H8; an acene containing two fused benzene rings. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Naphthalene

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Medical Definition of Naphthalene

1. A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline. Naphthalene red, a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Naphthalene

naperies
napery
napes
napex
napha water
naphazoline
naphazoline hydrochloride
naphew
naphtha
naphthacene
naphthacenes
naphthalate
naphthalates
naphthaldehyde
naphthaldehydes
naphthalene (current term)
naphthalene acetic acid
naphthalene dioxygenase
naphthalene poisoning
naphthaleneacetic
naphthaleneacetic acid
naphthaleneacetic acids
naphthalenes
naphthalenesulfonate
naphthalenesulfonates
naphthalenesulphonate
naphthalenesulphonates
naphthalenic
naphthalenol
naphthalic

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