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naphthalenic

naphthalenic adjective: relating to, or derived from, naphthalene.

Adjective

naphthalenic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or derived from, naphthalene

Origin of naphthalenic

From naphthalene + -ic.

Questions about naphthalenic

What does naphthalenic mean?
Naphthalenic means relating to, or derived from, naphthalene.
What part of speech is naphthalenic?
Naphthalenic is an adjective.

Words near naphthalenic in the dictionary

  1. naphthalenesulfonates
  2. naphthalenesulfonic
  3. naphthalenesulphonate
  4. naphthalenesulphonates
  5. naphthalenesulphonic
  6. naphthalenic
  7. naphthalenide
  8. naphthalenol
  9. naphthalenols
  10. naphthalenone
  11. naphthalenones

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