naphthol

English

Noun

naphthol (countable and uncountable, plural naphthols)

1. (organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric phenols derived from naphthalene; they are used in the preparation of dyes and many other compounds

Synonyms

• hydroxynaphthalene

Derived terms

• α-naphthol
• alpha naphthol
• beta-naphthol
• naphthol blue
• naphtholic
• naphthol orange
• naphthol yellow

Translations

either of two isomeric phenols

• Catalan: naftol m, hidroxinaftalè m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 萘酚 (zh) (nàifēn)

• Esperanto: naftolo