A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs. / (organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₈; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.

plural of naphthalene

(organic chemistry) Relating to, or derived from, naphthalene

(organic chemistry) Any of a range of compounds manufactured by treating naphthalene with chlorine; they have a variety of properties and uses.

plural of polychlorinated naphthalene

(chemistry) An organic salt used as a reductant in the synthesis of organic, organometallic, and inorganic chemistry.

plural of naphthalene red

a red dyestuff obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine

plural of naphthalene yellow

a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol