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naphthalic

naphthalic adjective: of, pertaining to, yielding, or derived from naphthalene.

Adjective

naphthalic (comparative more naphthalic, superlative most naphthalic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, yielding, or derived from naphthalene
    Synonyms:
    phthalic

Synonyms of naphthalic

Forms of naphthalic

comparativemore naphthalic
superlativemost naphthalic

Origin of naphthalic

From naphthalene + -ic.

Words formed from naphthalic

Phrases with naphthalic

Questions about naphthalic

What does naphthalic mean?
Naphthalic means of, pertaining to, yielding, or derived from naphthalene.
What part of speech is naphthalic?
Naphthalic is an adjective.

Words near naphthalic in the dictionary

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

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