naphthalene

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Etymology

From naphtha + -ene.

Noun

naphthalene (usually uncountable; plural naphthalenes)

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

Translations

white crystalline hydrocarbon

• Catalan: naftalina (ca) f
• Czech: naftalín (cs) m
• Esperanto: naftalino (eo)
• Finnish: naftaleeni (fi)
• French: naphtalène (fr) m

• German: Naphthalin (de) n
• Ido: naftalino (io)
• Italian: naftalina (it) f
• Spanish: naftalina (es)

aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon

• Catalan: naftalina (ca) f
• Czech: naftalen (cs) m

• Italian: naftalene (it) m