naphthalene
pronunciation
How to pronounce naphthalene in British English:
UK [ˈnæfθəli:n]
How to pronounce naphthalene in American English:
US [ˈnæpθəlin]
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- Noun:
- a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
Word Origin
- naphthalene (n.)
- 1821, coined by English chemist John Kidd (1775-1851), who first isolated and studied it, from naphtha + chemical suffix -ine (2) + -l- for the sake of euphony.
Example
- 1. Study on purification ability of hydrophytes in naphthalene contaminated water .
- 2. Compare naphthalene fragrance to treat the clinical application of disease of shallow ministry fungus especially .
- 3. Properties of mesophase pitch synthesized from naphthalene .
- 4. They create naphthalene to protect their nests .
- 5. Fig. 3 some typical hydrophobic two 2 photon triplet sensitizers with naphthalene moiety and their synthesis .