Medical Dictionary
naphthalenesulfonic acid
noun naph·tha·lene·sul·fon·ic acid
Medical Definition of NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID
: either of two crystalline acids C10H8SO3 obtained by sulfonation of naphthalene and used in the synthesis of dyes and naphthols
Variants of NAPHTHALENESULFONIC ACID
naph·tha·lene·sul·fon·ic acid or chiefly British naph·tha·lene·sul·phon·ic acid \-ˌsəl-ˌfän-ik-, -ˌfōn-\
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