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naphthyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
naph-thyl
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two isomeric univalent radicals formally derived from naphthalene by removal of a hydrogen atom

Inflected Forms

naphthyls (plural)

Derived Forms

binaphthyl dinaphthyl nabumetone naphthylamide naphthylamine naphthylisothiocyanate naphthylpiperazine naphthylthiourea naphthylvinylpyridine tetranaphthyl

Questions

What does naphthyl mean?
Either of two isomeric univalent radicals formally derived from naphthalene by removal of a hydrogen atom

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