naphthyl group

[ naf-thil groop, nap-thil ]

/ ˈnæf θɪl ˌgrup, ˈnæp θɪl /

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noun Chemistry.

Also called al·pha-naph·thyl group

[al-fuh-naf-thil groop, ‐nap-thil], /ˈæl fəˈnæf θɪl ˌgrup, ‐ˈnæp θɪl/, alpha-naph·thyl rad·i·cal. the univalent group C10H7–, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the first, or alpha, position; 1-naphthyl group.

Also called be·ta-naph·thyl group

[bey-tuh-naf-thuhl groop, ‐nap-thil], /ˈbeɪ təˈnæf θəl ˌgrup, ‐ˈnæp θɪl/, be·ta-naph·thyl rad·i·cal. the univalent group C10H7–, having a replaceable hydrogen atom in the second, or beta, position; 2-naphthyl group.

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Also called naph·thyl rad·i·cal

[naf-thil rad-i-kuhl, nap-thil]. /ˈnæf θɪl ˌræd ɪ kəl, ˈnæp θɪl/.

Words nearby naphthyl group

naphthalize, naphthene, naphthol, naphthol yellow S, naphthyl, naphthyl group, napier, napier grass, Napier-Hastings, Napierian, Napierian logarithm

How to use naphthyl group in a sentence

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Louis could not help seeing the lovely group, through the half-obscuring draperies of the open door.
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Each little family group had had its say and exchanged its domestic gossip earlier in the evening.
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Who has patience for the recapitulation of a string of names, when a group of faces may be placed simultaneously before him?
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