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Naphthalene

//ˈnæfθəliːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs wordnet
  3. 3
    An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₈; an acene containing two fused benzene rings. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From naphth(a) + -al + -ene.

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