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naphthol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
naph-thol
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two isomeric phenols derived from naphthalene; they are used in the preparation of dyes and many other compounds

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphtha Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol English -ol English naphthol From naphtha + -ol, after French naphtole.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

naphthols (plural)

Derived Forms

aminonaphthol benzonaphthol binaphthol naphtholate naphtholic quinaphthol

Phrases

alpha naphthol beta-naphthol naphthol blue naphthol orange naphthol yellow α-naphthol

Synonyms

hydroxynaphthalene

Questions

What does naphthol mean?
Either of two isomeric phenols derived from naphthalene; they are used in the preparation of dyes and many other compounds
Where does naphthol come from?
It is traced to French.

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