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naphthyl

naphthyl noun: either of two isomeric univalent radicals formally derived from naphthalene by removal of a hydrogen atom.

Noun

naphthyl (plural naphthyls)

  1. Either of two isomeric univalent radicals formally derived from naphthalene by removal of a hydrogen atom

Forms of naphthyl

pluralnaphthyls

Words formed from naphthyl

Questions about naphthyl

What does naphthyl mean?
Naphthyl means either of two isomeric univalent radicals formally derived from naphthalene by removal of a hydrogen atom.
What part of speech is naphthyl?
Naphthyl is a noun.
What is the plural of naphthyl?
The plural of naphthyl is naphthyls.

Words near naphthyl in the dictionary

  1. naphthoxazine
  2. naphthoxazines
  3. naphthoxazole
  4. naphthoylindole
  5. naphthoylindoles
  6. naphthyl
  7. naphthylalanine
  8. naphthylalanines
  9. naphthylamidase
  10. naphthylamidases
  11. naphthylamide

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