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Noun: naphthalene  'naf-thu,leen
  1. A white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs

Derived forms: naphthalenes

Type of: hydrocarbon

Part of: camphor ball, coal tar, mothball

Encyclopedia: Naphthalene

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