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Naphthalene

nounid 99827·updated May 18, 2026
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a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs

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plural
Naphthalenes
possessive
Naphthalene's
pluralpossessive
Naphthalenes'

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a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs

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