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naphthalene


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Naphthalene  \Naph"tha*lene\,  n.  (Chem.) 
  A  white  crystalline  aromatic  hydrocarbon,  {C10H8},  analogous 
  to  benzene,  and  obtained  by  the  distillation  of  certain 
  bituminous  materials,  such  as  the  heavy  oil  of  coal  tar.  It 
  is  the  type  and  basis  of  a  large  number  of  derivatives  among 
  organic  compounds.  Formerly  called  also  {naphthaline}. 
 
  {Naphthalene  red}  (Chem.),  a  dyestuff  obtained  from  certain 
  diazo  derivatives  of  naphthylamine,  and  called  also 
  {magdala  red}. 
 
  {Naphthalene  yellow}  (Chem.),  a  yellow  dyestuff  obtained  from 
  certain  nitro  derivatives  of  naphthol. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  naphthalene 
  n  :  a  white  crystalline  strong-smelling  hydrocarbon  made  from 
  coal  tar  or  petroleum  and  used  in  organic  synthesis  and 
  as  a  fumigant 




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