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naphthalate

naphthalate noun: a salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate.

Noun

naphthalate (plural naphthalates)

  1. (obsolete) A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate.

Forms of naphthalate

pluralnaphthalates

Origin of naphthalate

From naphthalic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about naphthalate

What does naphthalate mean?
Naphthalate means a salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate.
What part of speech is naphthalate?
Naphthalate is a noun.
What is the plural of naphthalate?
The plural of naphthalate is naphthalates.

Words near naphthalate in the dictionary

  1. naphtha
  2. naphtha lamp
  3. naphtha lamps
  4. naphthacene
  5. naphthacenes
  6. naphthalate
  7. naphthalates
  8. naphthaldehyde
  9. naphthaldehydes
  10. naphthalene
  11. naphthalene red

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