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naphthenate

naphthenate noun: any salt or ester of naphthenic acid.

Noun

naphthenate (plural naphthenates)

  1. Any salt or ester of naphthenic acid.

Forms of naphthenate

pluralnaphthenates

Origin of naphthenate

From naphthenic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about naphthenate

What does naphthenate mean?
Naphthenate means any salt or ester of naphthenic acid.
What part of speech is naphthenate?
Naphthenate is a noun.
What is the plural of naphthenate?
The plural of naphthenate is naphthenates.

Words near naphthenate in the dictionary

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

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