Naphthalene

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Noun

naphthalene

1. a white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs
2. ((chemistry{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) an aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₈; an acene containing two fused benzene rings