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naphthalene
noun
a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 11
- Starts with
- N
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- APHTHALEN
- Scrabble score
- 19
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs