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naphtholize

naphtholize verb: to saturate or impregnate with naphthol.

Verb

naphtholize (third-person singular simple present naphtholizes, present participle naphtholizing, simple past and past participle naphtholized)

  1. (transitive) To saturate or impregnate with naphthol.

Forms of naphtholize

third-person singular presentnaphtholizes
present participlenaphtholizing
past participlenaphtholized
pastnaphtholized

Origin of naphtholize

naphthol + -ize

Questions about naphtholize

What does naphtholize mean?
Naphtholize means to saturate or impregnate with naphthol.
What part of speech is naphtholize?
Naphtholize is a verb.
What is the past tense of naphtholize?
The past tense of naphtholize is naphtholized.

Words near naphtholize in the dictionary

  1. naphthol yellow
  2. naphthol yellows
  3. naphtholate
  4. naphtholates
  5. naphtholic
  6. naphtholize
  7. naphtholized
  8. naphtholizes
  9. naphtholizing
  10. naphthols
  11. naphtholsulphonate

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