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binaphthalene

binaphthalene noun: any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons formed from two naphthalene groups joined by a single bond.

Noun

binaphthalene (plural binaphthalenes)

  1. Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons formed from two naphthalene groups joined by a single bond.

Forms of binaphthalene

pluralbinaphthalenes

Origin of binaphthalene

From bi- + naphthalene.

Questions about binaphthalene

What does binaphthalene mean?
Binaphthalene means any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons formed from two naphthalene groups joined by a single bond.
What part of speech is binaphthalene?
Binaphthalene is a noun.
What is the plural of binaphthalene?
The plural of binaphthalene is binaphthalenes.

Words near binaphthalene in the dictionary

  1. binanes
  2. binangle
  3. binangles
  4. Binangonan
  5. binapacryl
  6. binaphthalene
  7. binaphthalenes
  8. binaphthol
  9. binaphtholate
  10. binaphtholates
  11. binaphthols

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