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binaphthalene en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphth(a) English -al French -ènebor. English -ene English naphthalene English binaphthalene From bi- + naphthalene.

Meanings

  1. Any of several isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons formed from two naphthalene groups joined by a single bond.

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