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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
naphthalene /ˈnafθəliːn/

▶noun Chemistry a volatile white crystalline compound used in mothballs and for chemical manufacture.

– derivatives
naphthalic adjective.

'naphthalene' also found in these Oxford entries:

coal tar - mothball - naphthol - phenolphthalein - phthalic acid

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