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From tri- + aza- + naphthalene.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any of several isomeric, bicyclic aromatic heterocycles derived from naphthalene by replacing three carbon atoms (or CH residues) with nitrogen atoms Full definition →
From tri- + aza- + naphthalene.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.