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naphthalic acid

naphthalic acid noun: any of several isomeric forms of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid derived from naphthalene; analogous to phthalic acid.

Noun

naphthalic acid (plural naphthalic acids)

  1. Any of several isomeric forms of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid derived from naphthalene; analogous to phthalic acid

Forms of naphthalic acid

pluralnaphthalic acids

Words formed from naphthalic acid

Questions about naphthalic acid

What does naphthalic acid mean?
Naphthalic acid means any of several isomeric forms of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid derived from naphthalene; analogous to phthalic acid.
What part of speech is naphthalic acid?
Naphthalic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of naphthalic acid?
The plural of naphthalic acid is naphthalic acids.

Words near naphthalic acid in the dictionary

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

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