naphthalene
noun/ˈnæfθəliːn/ · /ˈnæpθəliːn/
Etymology From naphth(a) + -al + -ene.
1
Usually A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
2
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Usually An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₈; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.
- Derived terms
41 terms
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- Hypernyms
- acene
- Coordinate terms
- benzene (1-ring acene), anthracene (3-ring acene)