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dihydroxynaphthalene

dihydroxynaphthalene noun: any of seven isomeric dihydroxy derivatives of naphthalene.

Noun

dihydroxynaphthalene (plural dihydroxynaphthalenes)

  1. Any of seven isomeric dihydroxy derivatives of naphthalene
    Synonyms:
    naphthoquinone

Synonyms of dihydroxynaphthalene

Forms of dihydroxynaphthalene

pluraldihydroxynaphthalenes

Questions about dihydroxynaphthalene

What does dihydroxynaphthalene mean?
Dihydroxynaphthalene means any of seven isomeric dihydroxy derivatives of naphthalene.
What part of speech is dihydroxynaphthalene?
Dihydroxynaphthalene is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydroxynaphthalene?
The plural of dihydroxynaphthalene is dihydroxynaphthalenes.

Words near dihydroxynaphthalene in the dictionary

  1. dihydroxylates
  2. dihydroxylating
  3. dihydroxylation
  4. dihydroxylations
  5. dihydroxyls
  6. dihydroxynaphthalene
  7. dihydroxynaphthalenes
  8. dihydroxynaphthoquinone
  9. dihydroxynaphthoquinones
  10. dihydroxyoctadecanoate
  11. dihydroxyoctadecanoic acid

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