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Webster 1913 Edition


Naphthoic

Naph-tho′ic

,
Adj.
(Chem.)
Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; – used to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called naphthoic acids of the general formula
C10H7.COOH
, such as
1-naphthoic acid
.