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α-naphthol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
α--naph-thol
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A substituted naphthalene with a hydroxyl group in the α position.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does α-naphthol mean?
A substituted naphthalene with a hydroxyl group in the α position.

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