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Naphthalene

Naphthalene Meaning & Definition
Naphthalene Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Naphthalene?

[n] a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs

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See Also | camphor ball | coal tar | hydrocarbon | mothball

Naphthalene In Webster's Dictionary

\Naph"tha*lene\, n. (Chem.) 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} (Chem.), a dyestuff obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also {magdala red}. {Naphthalene yellow} (Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol.

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