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naphthalenes

naphthalenes is the plural of naphthalene.

Meaning of naphthalene

Noun

naphthalene (usually uncountable, plural naphthalenes)

  1. (usually) A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
  2. (usually) An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₈; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.

Phrases with naphthalenes

Questions about naphthalenes

What is naphthalenes the plural of?
Naphthalenes is the plural of naphthalene.

Words near naphthalenes in the dictionary

  1. naphthaleneacetic acid
  2. naphthaleneacetic acids
  3. naphthalenediamine
  4. naphthalenediamines
  5. naphthalenedisulfonic acid
  6. naphthalenes
  7. naphthalenesulfonate
  8. naphthalenesulfonates
  9. naphthalenesulfonic
  10. naphthalenesulphonate
  11. naphthalenesulphonates

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