naph|tha|line

naph|tha|line
naph|tha|lene or naph|tha|line «NAF thuh leen, NAP-», noun.
a white, crystalline hydrocarbon made by distillation from coal tar or petroleum, used in making moth balls, dyes, explosives, lubricants, and disinfectants. Formula: C10H8
[< naphtha + al(cohol) + -ene, -ine2]

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  • naph|tha|lene — or naph|tha|line «NAF thuh leen, NAP », noun. a white, crystalline hydrocarbon made by distillation from coal tar or petroleum, used in making moth balls, dyes, explosives, lubricants, and disinfectants. Formula: C10H8 ╂[< naphtha + al(cohol)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • naphthalene — naph•tha•lene or naph•tha•line [[t]ˈnæf θəˌlin, ˈnæp [/t]] also naph•tha•lin [[t] lɪn[/t]] n. chem. a white crystalline hydrocarbon, C10H8, usu. obtained from coal tar: used in making dyes and as a moth repellant • Etymology: 1865–70; earlier… …   From formal English to slang

  • Naphthalin — Naph tha*lin, Naphthaline Naph tha*line, n. [F. naphthaline.] (Chem.) See {Naphthalene}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Naphthaline — Naphthalin Naph tha*lin, Naphthaline Naph tha*line, n. [F. naphthaline.] (Chem.) See {Naphthalene}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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