NAPHTHOL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of two phenols derived from naphthalene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("naphthol" is a kind of...):

phenol (any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "naphthol"):

alpha-naphthol (an isomer of naphthol used in dyes)

beta-naphthol (an isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant)

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