NAPHTHALENE

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

naphthalene (usually uncountable, plural naphthalenes)

A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.

(organic compound) An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₈; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.

Hypernyms

(2-ring aromatic hydrocarbon)

• acene

Coordinate terms

(2-ring aromatic hydrocarbon)

• benzene (1-ring acene)

• anthracene (3-ring acene)

Source: Wiktionary

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Naph"tha*lene, n. (Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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