naphthylicadj.
/nafˈθɪlɪk/, /napˈθɪlɪk/, U.S. /næpˈθɪlɪk/, /næfˈθɪlɪk/ Chemistry. Now rare.
Of a compound: containing a naphthyl radical. naphthylic alcohol n. = naphthol n.
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1865 Philos. Trans. 1864 (Royal Soc.) 154 714 It was to be foreseen that the decomposition of some of these compounds would give rise to the formation of certain bodies which could not have been obtained by the ordinary methods, e.g., naphtylic alcohol.
1870 Proc. Royal Soc. 19 112 Mr. Vincent Hall..only obtained a very small quantity of the naphthyl compound. The formation of the naphthylic cyanate by this method was, however, established.
1883 Times 9 Mar. The two isomeric modifications of naphthylic alcohol known as alpha naphthol and beta naphthol.
1939 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 26 550/2 (table) Compound... Mukobromic acid... Naphthylic acid... Nembutal.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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