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Naphthalene

Noun CEFR C1
ˈnæfθəliːn

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolnaftalina
Françaisnaphtalène
DeutschNaphthalin
17 more languages
العربيةالنفثالين
Catalànaftalènaftalina
Češtinanaftalennaftalín
Ελληνικάναφθαλίνη
Esperantonaftalino
Suominaftaleeninaftaliini
Italianonaftalenenaftalina
日本語ナフタリンナフタレン
Қазақ тілінафталин
한국어나프탈렌
Polskinaftalen
Portuguêsnaftalina
Русскийнафталин
Svenskanaftalin
Tagalognaptalina
Türkçegüve otunaftalin
Tiếng Việtbăng phiến

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

naphthalene red naphthalene yellow naphthaleneacetic acid naphthalenediamine naphthalenesulfonate naphthalenide

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