Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:
Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence
On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:
- how the word is used
- frequency of use
- it is used more often in oral or written speech
- word translation options
- usage examples (several phrases with translation)
- etymology
What (who) is naphthalene - definition
CHEMICAL COMPOUND
Napthalene; Naphtalene; Naphthalin; Naphthaline; Tar camphor; White tar; Albocarbon; Naftalene; Naphthalenes; Napthaline; Naftelene; Moth flakes; Naphthyl; Naphtalin; Naphthyl group; Naphthoyl; Sapotalin; C13H14; Trimethylnaphthalene; Napthalin; Naphtyl; Hexalene; Cyanonaphthalene
![[[Propranolol]] is a [[beta blocker]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nadoxolol.svg?width=200 "[[Propranolol]] is a [[beta blocker]].")
naphthalene
['naf??li:n]
¦ noun Chemistry a volatile white crystalline compound used in mothballs and for chemical manufacture.
Derivatives
naphthalic adjective
Naphthalene
·noun A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline.
Naphthyl
·noun A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of naphthalene.
Wikipedia
Naphthalene
Naphthalene is an organic compound with formula C
10H
8. It is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor that is detectable at concentrations as low as 0.08 ppm by mass. As an aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene's structure consists of a fused pair of benzene rings. It is best known as the main ingredient of traditional mothballs.
Examples of use of naphthalene
1. Join the debate » Environmental toxicologist Dr Mark Viant said naphthalene could be harmful in high doses.
2. Scientific tests commissioned by the BBC‘s Working Lunch revealed traces of the chemical naphthalene in the samples.
3. He concluded that the pills didn‘t work and he found they were made mostly of naphthalene, the same stuff that used to go in mothballs.
4. Naphthalene could have penetrated the plastic at some point in delivery or storage after the bottles left the factory, Danone Waters said.
5. Wine, today, tastes of or smells like or otherwise recalls÷ aloes, broom, creosote, dubbin, elderflower, freesia, gentian, holly, iodine, jasmine, korma, lily, mince pie, naphthalene, ozone, pine, quince, rose, September, tar, umbles, verbena, woad, xanthophyll, yeast, zoo, etc.