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PRONUNCIATION OF NAPHTHALIN

naphthalin  [ˈnæfθəlɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAPHTHALIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Naphthalin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NAPHTHALIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Naphthalene

Naphthalene is an organic compound with formula C 10H 8. It is the simplest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and is a white crystalline solid with a characteristic odor that is detectable at concentrations as low as 0.08 ppm by mass. As an aromatic hydrocarbon, naphthalene's structure consists of a fused pair of benzene rings. It is best known as the main ingredient of traditional mothballs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NAPHTHALIN


Adrenalin
əˈdrɛnəlɪn
adrenaline
əˈdrɛnəlɪn
capelin
ˈkæpəlɪn
capeline
ˈkæpəlɪn
chamberlain
ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn
concanavalin
ˌkɒnkəˈnævəlɪn
crinoline
ˈkrɪnəlɪn
enkephalin
ɛnˈkɛfəlɪn
formalin
ˈfɔːməlɪn
Gobelin
ˈɡəʊbəlɪn
Hamelin
ˈhæməlɪn
kaolin
ˈkeɪəlɪn
lanolin
ˈlænəlɪn
madeleine
ˈmædəlɪn
magdalen
ˈmæɡdəlɪn
naphthalene
ˈnæfθəlɪn
noradrenalin
ˌnɔːrəˈdrenəlɪn
Ritalin
ˈrɪtəlɪn
trampoline
ˈtræmpəlɪn
zeppelin
ˈzɛpəlɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NAPHTHALIN

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE NAPHTHALIN

alkalin
amygdalin
bufotalin
cephalin
Cromalin
digitalin
dualin
encephalin
hyalin
kephalin
mescalin
phthalin
ptyalin
Sakhalin
santalin
Stalin
trifluralin

Synonyms and antonyms of naphthalin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «naphthalin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NAPHTHALIN

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The translations of naphthalin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «naphthalin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

naphthalin
570 millions of speakers

English

naphthalin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

naphthalin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

naphthalin
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нафталин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

naphthalin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

naphthalin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

naphtaline
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Naphthalin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Naphthalin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナフタリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나프 탈린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Naphthalin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

naphthalin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

naphthalin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेफथलीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

naftalin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

naftalina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naftalino
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нафталін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

naftalin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ναφθαλίνης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naphthalin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

naftalin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Naphthalin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of naphthalin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAPHTHALIN»

The term «naphthalin» is normally little used and occupies the 122.856 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NAPHTHALIN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAPHTHALIN»

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The English Cyclopaedia: Division. Geography. 4v. and Suppl
Phcnyl-phthalamic acid, or pluhalauilic acid, contains (C„HllNO,=C10H0(C1!!H5) N01,). Chlorine and Bromine derivatives of Naphthalin. These are extremely numerous, and are of two kinds. First, those which are simply naphthalins (C20H, ), ...
Charles Knight, 1867
2
Arts and Sciences: Or, Fourth Division of "The English ...
Chlorine and Bromine derivatives of Naphthalin. These are extremely numerous, and are of two kinds. First, those which are simply naphthalins (C20HB), in which an atom or atoms of hydrogen are replaced by oqual quantities of chlorine or of ...
Charles Knight, 1867
3
Elements of Chemistry: Organic chemistry
706 NAPHTHALIN—DERlVATIVE rnonucrs. [156o. Naphthalin forms flaky crystals, consisting of rhombic plates, which feel unetuous to the touch and have a pearly lustre: its odour is peculiar, and its taste biting and somewhat aromatic.
William Allen Miller, 1869
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Chemistry of Organic Bodies: Vegetables
Dumas found the melting point of naphthalin 174°, which accords with my previous experiment. Its boiling point, he says, is 413%. Dr Kid had previously found it 410°. The specific gravity of its vapour, according to Dumas, is 4'528. Naphthalin ...
‎1838
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the chemical news
Beryllium, iron, and indium form diplato-nitrites only. Albert Atterberg, " Derivatives from a-Dinitro- naphthalin and fi-Dinitro-naphthalin." From n-dinitro- naphthalin the following compounds have been prepared : — dinitro-y-dichloro- naphthalin, ...
william crooks, 1776
6
Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science
Ethyl-naphthalin is a complex hydrocarbon, discovered by Drs. Fittig and Remsen, by means of the reaction of bromated naphthalin, hydriodic ether, and sodium. Ethyl-naphthalin, C4H4.CsnH., differs from acenaphthen in baving two ...
‎1872
7
The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of ...
By the destructive distillation of amber, a carburetted hydrogen similar in composition and properties to idrialin has been lately obtained. Naphthalin. — This name was given by Dr. Kidd to a substance which had been previously described by ...
‎1838
8
The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
By the destructive distillation of amber, a carburetted hydrogen similar in composition and properties to idrialin has been lately obtained. Naphthalin. — This name was given by Dr. Kidd to a substance which had been previously described by ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, 1838
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The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of ...
It may be prepared by boiling naphthalin in nitric acid ; this suffers decomposition, and an oily substance collects on the surface of the liquid, which afterwards becomes solid and crystalline; from this the nitronaphthalase is separated by ...
‎1839
10
The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science
centrated sulphuric acid (about 5 per cent by volume) ; and, after separating, it was again shaken with hot caustic soda solution of sp. gr. = n8. The naphthalin thus treated was now purified by fractional distillation, the portion boiling between  ...
‎1871

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAPHTHALIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term naphthalin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Research and Markets: China Coal Tar Industry Report, 2010-2011
The downstream markets of coal tar mainly include coal tar deep-processing (phenol, anthracene, industrial naphthalin, and coal tar pitch), ... «Business Wire, Jun 11»
2
Gift-Alarm im frisch sanierten Finanzamt
Naphthalin entsteht aus Kohle und wird in Lösemitteln und Holzanstrichen, aber auch bei der Herstellung von Fußboden-Belägen als ... «BZ, Feb 11»

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