Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word napthalene.
Examples
-
NBOB, plus fkn PETROL, napthalene flakes and er..um,..some other stuff I guess…AQND FKN SHAZAM!
Cheeseburger Gothic » Holy shit, they really don’t check it do they? 2010
-
According to Gowanus Lounge the toxic chemicals Whole Foods will have to deal with include (but, hey are probably not limited to): volatile organic compounds and semi-volatile organic compounds (including napthalene and mixed xylenes), metals, benzene, acenaphthene, phenol and lead.
Welcome To The Future Home Of The Hazmat Whole Foods - The Consumerist 2007
-
Oh yes, why does napthalene sublime when it has a liquid state?
yanxious Diary Entry yanxious 2005
-
Put the dry glass into a bottle or beaker, and begin by adding almond oil (or bromo-napthalene), then add nut oil (or acetone) till the glass practically disappears when examined by sodium light, or light of any other wave-length, as may be required.
On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall
-
It will be found that a mixture of nut oil and oil of bitter almonds, or of bromo-napthalene and acetone, can be made of only a faint yellow colour; and by exact adjustment of the proportions will have the same refractive index for any ray as crown glass (ordinary window glass).
On Laboratory Arts Richard Threlfall
-
The NWDA was to release millions in funding for the clean up of the site, a former gasworks which is still contaminated by toxic substances including arsenic, boron, benzene, napthalene and phenol.
News round-up 2010
-
The NWDA was to release millions in funding for the clean up of the site, a former gasworks which is still contaminated by toxic substances including arsenic, boron, benzene, napthalene and phenol.
News round-up 2010
-
During their analysis, the only PAH detected was napthalene, which was found in concentrations ranging from 0.15 to 0.27 mcg/m
MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2010
-
In the fall of 2008, the couple ordered employees to bury two 500-pound batches of napthalene on a neighbor's property, according to U.S.
ajc.com - News ttagami@ajc.com 2010
-
The NWDA was to release millions in funding for the clean up of the site, a former gasworks which is still contaminated by toxic substances including arsenic, boron, benzene, napthalene and phenol.
News round-up 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.