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naphthalene

DEFINITIONS OF: naphthalene

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

Type of:
hydrocarbon
an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
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