- nevile and winther's acid
- \\ˈnāvəl, ˈvintə(r)z-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized N&WEtymology: after R.H.C. Nevile, 19th century chemist and Adolph Winther, 20th century German chemist: a crystalline phenolic sulfonic acid HOC10H6SO3H made by sulfonation of alpha-naphthol and used as a dye intermediate; 1-naphthol-4-sulfonic acid
Useful english dictionary. 2012.