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naphthol


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Naphthol  \Naph"thol\,  n.  [Naphthalene  +  -ol.]  (Chem.) 
  Any  one  of  a  series  of  hydroxyl  derivatives  of  naphthalene, 
  analogous  to  phenol.  In  general  they  are  crystalline 
  substances  with  a  phenol  (carbolic)  odor. 
 
  {Naphthol  blue},  {Naphthol  orange},  {Naphthol  yellow} 
  (Chem.),  brilliant  dyestuffs  produced  from  certain  complex 
  nitrogenous  derivatives  of  naphthol  or  naphthoquinone. 




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