Meanings
nounazonaphthalene (plural azonaphthalenes)
plural azonaphthalenes
- chemistryAny azo derivative of naphthalene
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishazo-
- Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
- Old Persian*naftah
- Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
- Latinnaphtha
- Englishnaphth(a)
- Englishnaphthalene
- Englishazonaphthalene
From azo- + naphthalene.
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APA
azonaphthalene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azonaphthalene
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“azonaphthalene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azonaphthalene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “azonaphthalene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/azonaphthalene.
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