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BETA-NAPHTHOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beta-naphthol mean?
• BETA-NAPHTHOL (noun)
The noun BETA-NAPHTHOL has 1 sense:
1. an isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant
Familiarity information: BETA-NAPHTHOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("beta-naphthol" is a kind of...):
antioxidant (substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides)
naphthol (either of two phenols derived from naphthalene)
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