naphthalene (redirected from naphthaline)

naph·tha·lene also naph·tha·line  (nfth-ln, np-) or naph·tha·lin (-ln)

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.

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[naphth(a) + al(cohol) + -ene.]

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naphtha·lenic (-lnk) adj.

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naphthalene

Noun

Chem a white crystalline substance distilled from coal tar or petroleum, used in mothballs, dyes, and explosives [naphtha + alcohol + -ene]

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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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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