benzonaphthol

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noun

A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.

OriginEnglish naphthol ← Middle English alcofol ← Medieval Latin alcoho →
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Meanings

nounbenzonaphthol (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic; beta-naphthol benzoate.

Origin

  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  20. Old Persian*naftah
  21. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  22. Latinnaphtha
  23. Englishnaphtha
  24. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  25. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  26. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  27. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  28. Medieval Latinalcoho
  29. Middle Englishalcofol
  30. Englishalcohol
  31. Englishnaphthol
  32. Englishbenzonaphthol

From benzo- + naphthol.

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APA

benzonaphthol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzonaphthol

MLA

“benzonaphthol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzonaphthol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benzonaphthol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzonaphthol.

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