monobromonaphthalene

English

Noun

monobromonaphthalene (countable and uncountable, plural monobromonaphthalenes)

1. (chemistry) A volatile oily liquid, C₁₀H₇Br, used as an embedding agent in microscopy and as an immersion fluid for determining the refractive index of crystals.
   • 1912, Journal of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society, page 527:

     Subsequently we investigated the influence of a mixture of ferric chloride and bromine on monobromonaphthalene.

   • 2020, Archarna Sharma, Chromosome Techniques, page 5:

     Even 10-15 min treatment at low temperature in saturated aqueous solution of monobromonaphthalene may bring about the desired representation of chromosome morphology in certain groups of plants.