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Word | Naphthalene |
French Meaning | naphtaline, naphtalène, produit contre les mites |
a white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs / A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline. / used euphemistically to refer to a women's toilet in a public building., | |
Usage | ⇒ If the strain of the working day is becoming all too much, simply sneak off to the powder room and sit down on the loo seat. |
Synonyms | fuel oil, mothball, mothballs, naphthaline, oil, acetate, acrylic, benzene, benzine, benzol, bitumen, butadiene, carotene, dioxin, ethane, ethyne, gasohol, gasolene, gasoline, globe, |
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