monobromonaphthalene

noun

A volatile oily liquid, C₁₀H₇Br, used as an embedding agent in microscopy and as an immersion fluid for determining the refractive index of crystals.

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nounmonobromonaphthalene (countable and uncountable, plural monobromonaphthalenes)

plural monobromonaphthalenes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA volatile oily liquid, C₁₀H₇Br, used as an embedding agent in microscopy and as an immersion fluid for determining the refractive index of crystals.

    Subsequently we investigated the influence of a mixture of ferric chloride and bromine on monobromonaphthalene.

    1912, Journal of the Royal Netherlands Chemical Society, page 527
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    Even 10-15 min treatment at low temperature in saturated aqueous solution of monobromonaphthalene may bring about the desired representation of chromosome morphology in certain groups of plants.

    2020, Archarna Sharma, Chromosome Techniques, page 5
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