English Explanatory Dictionary

naphthalene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Pronunciation

/ˈnæfθəliːn/ /ˈnæpθəliːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-naphthalene.wav

Word forms

naphthalene naphthalenes

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphtha Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al French -ènebor. English -ene English naphthalene From naphth(a) + -al + -ene.

Derived words

adapalene anilinonaphthalene azonaphthalene azoxynaphthalene binaphthalene bromonaphthalene chlorodinitronaphthalene cinacalcet circumnaphthalene decahydronaphthalene diaminonaphthalene diazanaphthalene dinaphthalene dinitronaphthalene lithium naphthalene menadione methallenestril methylnaphthalene mitonafide nadolol nafarelin nafcillin nafoxadol nalidixic acid naphthaleneacetic naphthaleneacetic acid naphthalenediamine naphthalene red naphthalenesulfonate naphthalene yellow naphthalenic naphthalic naphthazarin naphthoic naphthoylindole nitronaphthalene paranaphthalene polychlorinated naphthalene terbinafine tetrahydronaphthalene triazanaphthalene

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