naphthalene

Meaning

  1. (uncountable, usually) A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
  2. (uncountable, usually) An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₈; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.

Translations

Naphthalin

ναφθαλίνη

naftaleen

naftalin

naftalina

النفثالين

naftaleno

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnæfθəliːn/
Etymology

From naphtha + -ene.

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