Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to naphthalene, or, specifically, to naphthalenic acid.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called
naphthalenic acid and alsohydroxy quinone , and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective chemistry Pertaining to, or derived from,
naphthalene .
Etymologies
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naphthalene + -ic
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