naphthalene
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Definition of naphthalene
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs.
- (uncountable, usually)An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C₁₀H₈; an acene containing two fused benzene rings.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphtha Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al French -ènebor. English -ene English naphthalene From naphth(a) + -al + -ene.
Words you can make from naphthalene
200+ playable · top: NAPHTHENE (17 pts)
Best play naphthene 17 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
15 words6-letter words
21 words5-letter words
44 words- EPHAH 13 pts
- HEATH 11 pts
- ALEPH 10 pts
- ALPHA 10 pts
- HENNA 8 pts
- LATHE 8 pts
- LETHE 8 pts
- NEATH 8 pts
- THANE 8 pts
- APNEA 7 pts
- ETAPE 7 pts
- LEAPT 7 pts
- LEPTA 7 pts
- PAEAN 7 pts
- PALEA 7 pts
- PALET 7 pts
- PANEL 7 pts
- PANNE 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PENAL 7 pts
- PENNA 7 pts
- PENNE 7 pts
- PETAL 7 pts
- PLANE 7 pts
- PLANT 7 pts
- PLATE 7 pts
- PLEAT 7 pts
- PLENA 7 pts
- TEPAL 7 pts
- ALANE 5 pts
- ALANT 5 pts
- ALATE 5 pts
- ANELE 5 pts
- ANENT 5 pts
- ANNAL 5 pts
- ANTAE 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- ELATE 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- LATEN 5 pts
- LEANT 5 pts
- NATAL 5 pts
- TELAE 5 pts
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4-letter words
77 words- HAHA 10 pts
- HATH 10 pts
- HETH 10 pts
- EPHA 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- HELP 9 pts
- PATH 9 pts
- PHAT 9 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALT 7 pts
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- HEEL 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- LATH 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- THAN 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- ATAP 6 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- NAPA 6 pts
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- PAAN 6 pts
- PALE 6 pts
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- PEAL 6 pts
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- PEAT 6 pts
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- ANTA 4 pts
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- ELAN 4 pts
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- LEET 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- TAEL 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TALE 4 pts
- TEAL 4 pts
- TEEL 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TELA 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- HAH 9 pts
- HEH 9 pts
- HAP 8 pts
- HEP 8 pts
- PAH 8 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- NAP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALE 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LEA 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
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