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 as 1-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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