Naphthalene
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
?unassignedlast reviewed —
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Naphthalenes
- possessive
- Naphthalene's
- pluralpossessive
- Naphthalenes'