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naphthalenone

naphthalenone noun: a derivative of naphthalene in which a -CH= group has been replaced by a carbonyl group (and the neighbouring =CH- has been converted to -CH₂-).

Noun

naphthalenone (plural naphthalenones)

  1. A derivative of naphthalene in which a -CH= group has been replaced by a carbonyl group (and the neighbouring =CH- has been converted to -CH₂-)

Forms of naphthalenone

pluralnaphthalenones

Questions about naphthalenone

What does naphthalenone mean?
Naphthalenone means a derivative of naphthalene in which a -CH= group has been replaced by a carbonyl group (and the neighbouring =CH- has been converted to -CH₂-).
What part of speech is naphthalenone?
Naphthalenone is a noun.
What is the plural of naphthalenone?
The plural of naphthalenone is naphthalenones.

Words near naphthalenone in the dictionary

  1. naphthalenesulphonic
  2. naphthalenic
  3. naphthalenide
  4. naphthalenol
  5. naphthalenols
  6. naphthalenone
  7. naphthalenones
  8. naphthalic
  9. naphthalic acid
  10. naphthalic acids
  11. naphthalide

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