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NAPHTHOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does naphthol mean?
• NAPHTHOL (noun)
The noun NAPHTHOL has 1 sense:
1. either of two phenols derived from naphthalene
Familiarity information: NAPHTHOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of two phenols derived from naphthalene
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("naphthol" is a kind of...):
phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "naphthol"):
alpha-naphthol (an isomer of naphthol used in dyes)
beta-naphthol (an isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant)
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