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naphthol definition

naph·thol (naf′t̸hōl′, -t̸hôl′; nap′-)

noun

either of two white, crystalline isomeric compounds, CHOH, derived from naphthalene and used as antiseptics and in dyes, pharmaceuticals, etc.

Etymology: naphth(alene) + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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