[naph.tha.lene] n [alter. of earlier naphthaline, irreg. fr. naphtha] (1821): a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon usu. obtained by distillation of coal tar and used esp. in organic synthesis
NAPHTHALENE
Meaning of NAPHTHALENE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012