naphthalene
Noun
Meaning
A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
naphthalin
oil
acetate
benzene
acrylic
bitumen
benzine
induration
mothball
benzol
glycerine
butadiene
ethyne
sulphonate
naphthaline
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