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Dinaphthyl

Di-naph′thyl

,
Noun.
[Pref.
di-
+
naphthyl
ene.]
(Chem.)
A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon,
C20H14
, obtained from naphthylene, and consisting of a doubled naphthylene radical.

Definition 2024


dinaphthyl

dinaphthyl

English

Noun

dinaphthyl (countable and uncountable, plural dinaphthyls)

  1. (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two naphthyl radicals in a compound
  2. (organic chemistry) binaphthyl