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α-naphthol

α-naphthol noun: a substituted naphthalene with a hydroxyl group in the α position.

Noun

α-naphthol (uncountable)

  1. A substituted naphthalene with a hydroxyl group in the α position.

Questions about α-naphthol

What does α-naphthol mean?
Α-naphthol means a substituted naphthalene with a hydroxyl group in the α position.
What part of speech is α-naphthol?
Α-naphthol is a noun.

Words near α-naphthol in the dictionary

  1. α-Centauri
  2. α-cut
  3. α-cuts
  4. α-gal
  5. α-Methylfentanyl
  6. α-naphthol
  7. α-naphthylthiourea
  8. α-particle
  9. α-particles
  10. α-pinene
  11. α-PVP

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