hydroxynaphthalenesulfonic acid

noun

Any organic compound with chemical formula C₁₀H₆(SO₃H)(OH), several of which are precursors to azo dyes and to various aminonaphthalenesulfonic acids.

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Meanings

nounhydroxynaphthalenesulfonic acid (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxynaphthalenesulfonic acids)

plural hydroxynaphthalenesulfonic acids

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny organic compound with chemical formula C₁₀H₆(SO₃H)(OH), several of which are precursors to azo dyes and to various aminonaphthalenesulfonic acids.
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