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circumnaphthalene

circumnaphthalene noun: one of the two products that is yielded from circumscribing naphthalene and pyrene, the other being circumpyrene.

Noun

circumnaphthalene (uncountable)

  1. One of the two products that is yielded from circumscribing naphthalene and pyrene, the other being circumpyrene.

Origin of circumnaphthalene

From circum- + naphthalene.

Questions about circumnaphthalene

What does circumnaphthalene mean?
Circumnaphthalene means one of the two products that is yielded from circumscribing naphthalene and pyrene, the other being circumpyrene.
What part of speech is circumnaphthalene?
Circumnaphthalene is a noun.

Words near circumnaphthalene in the dictionary

  1. circummur'd
  2. circummure
  3. circummured
  4. circummures
  5. circummuring
  6. circumnaphthalene
  7. circumnarial
  8. circumnasal
  9. circumnatal
  10. circumnavigable
  11. circumnavigate

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