Associations to the word «Naphthalene»

Wiktionary

NAPHTHALENE, noun. A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
NAPHTHALENE, noun. (organic compound) An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C10H8; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.

Dictionary definition

NAPHTHALENE, noun. A white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs.

Wise words

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