naph·tha·lene also naph·tha·line (n f th -l n , np-) or naph·tha·lin (-l n)n. A white crystalline compound, C10H8, derived from coal tar or petroleum and used in manufacturing dyes, moth repellents, and explosives and as a solvent. Also called tar camphor. naph tha·lenic (-l nk) adj. |
naphthalene, naphthaline [ˈnæfθəˌliːn ˈnæp-], naphthalin [ˈnæfθəlɪn ˈnæp-]
n
(Chemistry) a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour: an aromatic hydrocarbon used in mothballs and in the manufacture of dyes, explosives, etc. Formula: C10H8
[from naphtha + alcohol + -ene]
naphthalic [næfˈθælɪk næp-] adj
| naphthalene (nfth-ln) A white crystalline compound made from coal tar or petroleum and used to make dyes, mothballs, explosives, and solvents. Naphthalene consists of two benzene rings fused together. Chemical formula: C10H8. |
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| Noun | 1. | naphthalene - a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs camphor ball, mothball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing hydrocarbon - an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen coal tar - a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds |
Translations
naphthalene
n → Naphthalin nt
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