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naphthalin
Variant of naphthalene
noun
a white, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, CH, 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
also naphthalin
Related Forms:
- naphthalenic adjective
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