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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Naphthol

· Naph·thol · IPA
01 n. Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol …
  1. 1.
    Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor.(Chem.)
Phrases & compounds
Naphthol blue — brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex nitrogenous derivatives of naphthol or naphthoquinone.