naphthalin

Variant of naphthalene

naphthalene definition

naph·tha·lene (-lēn′)

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 naph′·tha·lin′

Etymology: earlier naphthaline < naphtha + -l- + -ine

Related Forms:

  • naphthalenic naph′·tha·le′nic (-lē′nik, -len′ik) adjective

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