Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A univalent organic radical derived from naphthalene by the removal of one hydrogen atom. Its formula is C10H7-.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of naphthalene.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry Either of two
isomeric univalent radicals formally derived fromnaphthalene by removal of ahydrogen atom
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Examples
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Working in clusters, she first dripped naphthyl acid phosphate, and then added drops of fast-blue B salt, which caused the smear to pop up purple in a matter of seconds if seminal fluid was present.
POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990
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She was dripping naphthyl acid phosphate on small circles of white filter paper.
POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990
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She was dripping naphthyl acid phosphate on small circles of white filter paper.
POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990
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Getting out the medicine droppers, she began deftly dripping naphthyl acid phosphate over the filter paper.
POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990
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Working in clusters, she first dripped naphthyl acid phosphate, and then added drops of fast-blue B salt, which caused the smear to pop up purple in a matter of seconds if seminal fluid was present.
POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990
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Getting out the medicine droppers, she began deftly dripping naphthyl acid phosphate over the filter paper.
POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990
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She was dripping naphthyl acid phosphate on small circles of white filter paper.
POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990
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Getting out the medicine droppers, she began deftly dripping naphthyl acid phosphate over the filter paper.
POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990
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Working in clusters, she first dripped naphthyl acid phosphate, and then added drops of fast-blue B salt, which caused the smear to pop up purple in a matter of seconds if seminal fluid was present.
POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990
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She was dripping naphthyl acid phosphate on small circles of white filter paper.
POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990
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