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naphthazarin

naphthazarin noun: a dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic lustre.

Noun

naphthazarin (countable and uncountable, plural naphthazarins)

  1. A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic lustre.

Forms of naphthazarin

pluralnaphthazarins

Origin of naphthazarin

Blend of naphthalene + alizarin.

Questions about naphthazarin

What does naphthazarin mean?
Naphthazarin means a dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic lustre.
What part of speech is naphthazarin?
Naphthazarin is a noun.
What is the plural of naphthazarin?
The plural of naphthazarin is naphthazarins.

Words near naphthazarin in the dictionary

  1. naphthalizes
  2. naphthalizing
  3. naphthalol
  4. naphthamein
  5. naphthas
  6. naphthazarin
  7. naphthazarins
  8. naphthenate
  9. naphthenates
  10. naphthene
  11. naphthenes

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