α. 1800s napthalin, 1800s– naphthalin (now rare), 1800s– naphthaline (now rare).
β. 1800s napthalene, 1800s– naphthalene, 1800s– naphthylene (nonstandard), 1900s– naphtalene (nonstandard).
单词 | naphthalene |
释义 | naphthalenen.α. 1800s napthalin, 1800s– naphthalin (now rare), 1800s– naphthaline (now rare). β. 1800s napthalene, 1800s– naphthalene, 1800s– naphthylene (nonstandard), 1900s– naphtalene (nonstandard). Chemistry. A crystalline aromatic compound, C10H8, with a molecule consisting of two fused six-membered rings and a pungent, tar-like smell, which is obtained as a distillation product of coal tar and is used in industrial syntheses, esp. of dyes and resins, and as an insect deterrent in mothballs. Also: a substituted derivative of this.The compound was previously noticed by Garden ( Ann. Philos. (1820) 15 74) and W. T. Brande ( Q. Jrnl. Sci. (1820) 8 287), two papers cited by Kidd (quots. 18211 at α. ). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > chemicals from tar > [noun] naphthalene1821 idryl1845 picoline1846 fluorene1867 fluoranthene1878 isoquinoline1886 indene1888 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > antiseptic > [noun] > specific naphthalene1821 carbolic acid1835 creosote1835 Sanitas1878 chlorocresol1886 salol1887 Listerine1889 salufer1894 Airol1895 fluorol1895 thymoform1899 xeroform1901 triformol1907 thymoloform1911 hexamine1914 Eusol1915 flavine1917 proflavine1917 Dakin1920 naphtha1920 methenamine1926 T.C.P.1934 Zephiran1935 leptazol1946 cetrimide1948 nalidixic acid1962 clioquinol1967 crystal violet1996 α. β. 1866 H. Watts Dict. Chem. IV. 5 Naphthalene when pure consists of brilliant white scaly crystals.1890 T. E. Thorpe Dict. Appl. Chem. I. 233/2 This..is the saffranine of the naphthalene series.1918 Science 4 Oct. 334 (in figure) Naphtalene.1939 Fortune Oct. 145/3 Naphthalene, as the raw material for phthalic anhydride, is also used in the synthetic-resin industry.1951 H. H. Shephard Chem. & Action Insecticides xi. 271 The higher polychlorinated naphthalenes are utilized as noninflammable waxes in electric insulation.1970 K. V. F. Jubb & P. C. Kennedy Pathol. Domest. Animals (ed. 2) II. x. 568/2 Hyperkeratosis may be..diffuse as in cattle poisoned with chlorinated naphthalenes.1992 Sunday Times of India 19 Apr. 16/8 If you are storing your expensive silk and woollens with naphthalene balls, a note of caution: Be absolutely sure of the quality.1821 J. Kidd in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 111 209 Naphthaline, a peculiar substance resembling a concrete essential oil, which is apparently produced during the decomposition of coal tar by exposure to a red heat. 1821 J. Kidd in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 111 221 It remains for me to propose a name for the white concrete substance which has been described in this paper: and, unless a more appropriate term should be suggested by others, I would propose to call it naphthaline. 1836–41 W. T. Brande Man. Chem. (ed. 5) 553 When chlorine is passed over naphthalin, heat is evolved. 1858 Ladies' Repository June 371/1 From the alkaloids of coal-tar and from naphthaline, substances are obtained which..give a beautiful purple. 1874 tr. E. Lommel Nature of Light (ed. 4) 189 In Naphthalin red..there are rays of low refrangibility. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 742 Naphthaline is another useful intestinal disinfectant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821 |
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