ALL meanings of naphthalene
naph·tha·lene
N n - noun naphthalene chemical compound 1
- noun naphthalene a white, crystalline, water-insoluble hydrocarbon, C 1 0 H 8 , usually obtained from coal tar: used in making dyes, as a moth repellant, etc. 1
- noun naphthalene A volatile white crystalline compound produced by the distillation of coal tar, used in mothballs and as a raw material for chemical manufacture. 1
- noun naphthalene a white, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, produced in the fractional distillation of coal tar: it is used in moth repellents and in the manufacture of certain dyes and other organic compounds 0
- noun naphthalene a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour: an aromatic hydrocarbon used in mothballs and in the manufacture of dyes, explosives, etc. Formula: C10H8 0