Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to naphthalene.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called
naphthoic acids of the general formula C10H7.COOH, such as1-naphthoic acid .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
naphthoic acid or its derivatives
Etymologies
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From naphthalene + -oic
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