naphthalene

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Naphthalene

Etymology

From naphtha +‎ -ene.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnæfθəliːn/, /ˈnæpθəliːn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

naphthalene (usually uncountable, plural naphthalenes)

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

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(2-ring aromatic hydrocarbon):

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