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dinaphthalene

dinaphthalene noun: any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having the form of two naphthalene molecules linked by a single bond.

Noun

dinaphthalene (plural dinaphthalenes)

  1. Any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having the form of two naphthalene molecules linked by a single bond

Forms of dinaphthalene

pluraldinaphthalenes

Origin of dinaphthalene

From di- + naphthalene.

Questions about dinaphthalene

What does dinaphthalene mean?
Dinaphthalene means any of three isomeric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons having the form of two naphthalene molecules linked by a single bond.
What part of speech is dinaphthalene?
Dinaphthalene is a noun.
What is the plural of dinaphthalene?
The plural of dinaphthalene is dinaphthalenes.

Words near dinaphthalene in the dictionary

  1. Dinalupihan
  2. Dinan
  3. dinanderie
  4. Dinant
  5. Dinantian
  6. dinaphthalene
  7. dinaphthalenes
  8. dinaphthyl
  9. dinaphthyls
  10. Dinapigue
  11. DiNapoli

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