naphthalene
нафталин
Naphthalin
A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tarA white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
/ˈnæfθəliːn/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
Naphthalin
нафтали́нnaftalín
a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs
(uncountable, usually)An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₈; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.
нафтали́нnaftalín
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By meaning 1
white crystalline hydrocarbon:
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By meaning 1
white crystalline hydrocarbon:
Forms
plural: naphthalenes| Singular | naphthalene |
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uncountable
Word family
42 related wordsDerivedadapaleneanilinonaphthaleneazonaphthaleneazoxynaphthalenebinaphthalenebromonaphthalenechlorodinitronaphthalenecinacalcetcircumnaphthalenedecahydronaphthalenediaminonaphthalenediazanaphthalenedinaphthalenedinitronaphthalenehexachlorohexahydrodimethanonaphthalenelithium naphthalenemenadionemethallenestrilmethylnaphthalenemitonafidenadololnafarelinnafcillinnafoxadol
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable