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PRONUNCIATION OF NAPHTHALIC

naphthalic  [næfˈθælɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAPHTHALIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Naphthalic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NAPHTHALIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of naphthalic in the English dictionary

The definition of naphthalic in the dictionary is of or relating to a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour: an aromatic hydrocarbon used in mothballs and in the manufacture of dyes, explosives, etc Formula: C10H8.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NAPHTHALIC


alec
ˈælɪk
bimetallic
ˌbaɪmɪˈtælɪk
cephalic
sɪˈfælɪk
Daedalic
dɪˈdælɪk
gallic
ˈɡælɪk
heterothallic
ˌhɛtərəʊˈθælɪk
homothallic
ˌhəʊməʊˈθælɪk
intermetallic
ˌɪntəmɪˈtælɪk
italic
ɪˈtælɪk
italics
ɪˈtælɪk
malic
ˈmælɪk
malik
ˈmælɪk
metallic
mɪˈtælɪk
nonmetallic
ˌnɒnmɪˈtælɪk
organometallic
ɔːˌɡænəʊmɪˈtælɪk
phallic
ˈfælɪk
prothallic
prəʊˈθælɪk
salic
ˈsælɪk
terephthalic
ˌtɛrɛfˈθælɪk
thallic
ˈθælɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NAPHTHALIC

nap hand
napa
napalm
napalm bomb
napalm bombing
nape
napery
Naphtali
naphtha
naphthalene
naphthalin
naphthaline
naphthalise
naphthalize
naphthene
naphthenic
naphthol
naphthous
naphthyl
naphthylamine

WORDS THAT END LIKE NAPHTHALIC

anencephalic
brachiocephalic
brachycephalic
diencephalic
dolichocephalic
encephalic
epencephalic
hydrocephalic
leptocephalic
megacephalic
megalocephalic
metencephalic
microcephalic
orthocephalic
oxycephalic
pachalic
pashalic
platycephalic
procephalic
telencephalic
Uralic

Synonyms and antonyms of naphthalic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «naphthalic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NAPHTHALIC

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Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

naftálico
570 millions of speakers

English

naphthalic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

naphthalic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

naphthalic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нафталевой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

naftálico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

naphthalic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

naphthalique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Naphthalic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Naphthalsäure
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナフタル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Naphthalic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

naphthalic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

naphthalic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नाफ्थालिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

naftaiik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

naphthalic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naftalowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нафталевой
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

naftalic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ναφθαλικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naphthalic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

naphthalic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

naphthalic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of naphthalic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAPHTHALIC»

The term «naphthalic» is used very little and occupies the 152.302 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NAPHTHALIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about naphthalic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAPHTHALIC»

Discover the use of naphthalic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to naphthalic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Chemistry of Organic Bodies, Vegetables
If they are insoluble, we heat them in a tube with some drops of concentrated sulphuric acid : naphthalic acid sublimes in needles. Naphthalic acid is very similar in appearance to benzoic acid, but it may be easily distinguished by combining it ...
Thomas Thomson, 1838
2
Herbicide Activity: Toxicology, Biochemistry and Molecular ...
Naphthalic anhydride was applied as a seed treatment at 0.1, 0.25 and 0.5% of the seed weight. At 0.3 kg trifluralin/ha, shoot growth (biomass) was reduced 70% . In the presence of NA (0.1 to 0.5%), the shoot biomass was only reduced by 42  ...
R. Michael Roe, James D. Burton, Ronald J. Kuhr, 1997
3
Dictionary of Organic Compounds
... Naphthalhydroxamic acid, in B-0-00342 l,2-Naphthalic acid, see N-0-00070 l,3 -Naphthahc acid, see N-0-00071 l,4-Naphthalic acid, see N-0-00072 l,5- Naphthahc acid, see N-0-00073 l,6-Naphthalic acid, see N-0-00074 1.7- Naphthalic acid, ...
J. Buckingham, 1990
4
The Chemistry Of Synthetic Dyes
easily oxidized by KMnO4 to hemimellitic acid, the KMnO4-oxidation of acenaphthene in aqueous pyridine with formation of 78% naphthalic anhydride can also be successfully accomplished.218 In a similar manner to acenaphthene, 5-sulfo- ...
K Venkataraman, 2012
5
Reviews in Fluorescence 2009
Upon consideration of the structurally related Lucifer yellow dye and its high water solubility [50], we utilized the 4-sulfo potassium salt group of 1,8- naphthalic anhydride. By changing substituted —B(OH)2 positions on the phenyl ring, we ...
Chris D. Geddes, 2011
6
Chemistry: The Molecular Science
This condensation polymer is made by the reaction between naphthalic acid and ethylene glycol, O O H H HO—C (II—OH HO—(II—C—OH H H naphthalic acid ethylene glycol (a) Write the structural formula of the molecule formed after two ...
John Moore, Conrad Stanitski, Peter Jurs, 2010
7
A system of chemistry of inorganic bodies
OF SULPHO-NAPHTHALIC ACID. This acid was discovered by Mr. Faraday in the year 1826, History, and described by him in a paper inserted in the Philosophical Transactions for that year. When concentrated sulphuric acid is left in contact ...
Thomas Thomson, 1831
8
Aldehyde-Ketone Transferases—Advances in Research and ...
Maize seeds were impregnated with 1-(4-fluorophenylthiocarbamoyl)4- methylpiperazine or naphthalic anhydride by soaking for 5 h in aqueous solutions, followed by a herbicide treatment for 5 h. Plants were grown as water cultures. Changes ...
‎2012
9
The Chemist ; Or, Reporter of Chemical Discoveries and ...
ON CHLORO - NAPHTHALIC ACID AND ON CERTAIN COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY TREATING CHLORIDES OF NAPHTHALINE BY NITRIC ACID* BY M. LAURENT. At a sitting of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris, held on the 22nd of ...
Charles Watt, 1840
10
The Chemist, Or, Reporter of Chemical Discoveries and ...
ON CHLORO - NAPHTHALIC ACID AND ON CERTAIN COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY TREATING CHLORIDES OF NAPHTHALINE BY NITRIC ACID* BY M. LAURENT. At a sitting of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Paris, held on the 22nd of ...
Charles Watt, John Watt, 1840

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAPHTHALIC»

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Report: Fitzpatrick Donors Would Benefit From Bills He Sponsored
... 4-Sulfo-1, 8-naphthalic anhydride potassium salt. Since these are used in production processes by chemical companies in the United States, ... «PoliticsPA, Oct 12»

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