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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A color, less, tasteless compound, the lactic-acid ester of β-naphthol: an intestinal antiseptic.

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  • noun chemistry any cyclic hemiacetal formed by the intramolecular addition of a hydroxy group to a carbonyl group

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