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Definition of naphthalene noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

naphthalene

noun

NAmE//ˈnæfθəˌlin//

, NAmE//ˈnæpθəˌlin//

[uncountable] (chemistry)

a substance used in products that keep moths away from clothes, and in industrial processes

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