NAPHTHALENE

Naphthalene

Naphthalene is an organic compound with formula . It is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor that is detectable at concentrations as low as 0.08 ppm by mass. As an aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene's structure consists of a fused pair of benzene rings. It is best known as the main ingredient of traditional mothballs.

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naphthalene

Noun

  1. A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
  2. An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C10H8; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.


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