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English
Etymology
From bi- + naphthyl.
Noun
binaphthyl (plural binaphthyls)
- (organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, analogous to biphenyl, formed from two naphthalene residues linked by a single bond
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