circumnaphthalene

noun

One of the two products that is yielded from circumscribing naphthalene and pyrene, the other being circumpyrene.

OriginEnglish naphthalene ← Latin naphtha ← Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha) →
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Meanings

nouncircumnaphthalene (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryOne of the two products that is yielded from circumscribing naphthalene and pyrene, the other being circumpyrene.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ovalene

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  3. Latincircus
  4. Latincircum
  5. Latincircum-
  6. Englishcircum-
  7. Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
  8. Old Persian*naftah
  9. Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
  10. Latinnaphtha
  11. Englishnaphth(a)
  12. Englishnaphthalene
  13. Englishcircumnaphthalene

From circum- + naphthalene.

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

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