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naph·tha·lene

also naph·tha·line (năf′thə-lēn′, năp′-) or naph·tha·lin (-lĭn)

A white crystalline aromatic 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.

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

naph′tha·len′ic (-lĕn′ĭk) adj.

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We measured in the headspace (by use of PLOT cryoadsorption coupled with GCMS) of such a fire debris sample 4.9 % (mass/mass) alkylaromatic and 3.2 % (mass/mass) naphthalenic content.

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The first superplasticizer additives belonged, mostly, to one of the following categories of chemical compounds: sulphonated melamine resins and sulphonated naphthalenic resins.

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This new termiticide relies on low concentrations of naphthalenic compounds similar to those used in mothballs.