Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A naphthol having the hydroxyl (OH) group in the beta position;
β -naphthol. Seenaphthol .
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- noun an isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant
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Examples
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It is a white body, insoluble in water, but readily soluble in soda lye, and a solution is easily made by taking 10 lb. beta-naphthol and heating it with 10 lb. caustic soda lye of 70° Tw. and 60 gallons of water.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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_ -- Amidoazotoluol produces with beta-naphthol a fine garnet red in the usual way.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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The beta-naphthol bath does not keep well and in time tends to grow brown, and when this occurs stains are invariably produced on the cotton.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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_ -- Dye with 5-3/4 lb. Primuline, 1/4 lb. Titan ingrain blue and 20 lb. salt, then diazotise and develop with beta-naphthol.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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The purer the beta-naphthol the better, especially for producing the paranitroaniline red.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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After this they should be immersed for at least fifteen minutes in a solution of beta-naphthol (1: 2,500), which must be sufficiently deep to cover every portion of the instruments.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 Various
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The antiseptic sutures and ligatures should be similarly soaked in beta-naphthol solution during the progress of the operation.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 Various
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During the operation the sterilized instruments should be kept in a beta-naphthol solution and returned to it when the operator is not using them.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 Various
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Sponges should be kept in a beta-naphthol or a corrosive sublimate solution during the operation.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 Various
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Those most in use are beta-naphthol for red from Primuline, and for bluish blacks from
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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