Naphthalene Definition

nafthəlēn, napthəlēn
noun
A white, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, produced in the fractional distillation of coal tar: it is used in moth repellents and in the manufacture of certain dyes and other organic compounds.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Naphthalene

Noun

Singular:
naphthalene
Plural:
naphthalenes

Origin of Naphthalene

  • naphth(a) al(cohol) –ene

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From naphtha + -ene.

    From Wiktionary

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