naphthalene : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: naphthalene	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for naphthalene
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
naphthalene n a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Naphthalene \Naph"thalene\, n. (Chem.) 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}. {Naphthalene* red} (Chem.), a dyestuff obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also {magdala red}. {Naphthalene yellow} (Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol.