nitronaphthalene
noun
ni·tro·naphthalene
: either of two yellow crystalline compounds C10H7NO2:
a
: the alpha or 1-isomer made by direct nitration of naphthalene and used in making alpha-naphthylamine
b
: the beta or 2-isomer made indirectly (as by nitration of tetrahydronaphthalene followed by dehydrogenation)
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary nitr- + naphthalene
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