Meanings
nounnaphthoresorcinol (uncountable)
- uncountableA white crystalline chemical compound, 1,3-dihydroxynaphthalene, used as a reagent, especially for the detection of glucuronic acid and its derivatives.
- uncountableResorcinol derivative of naphthalene.
Origin
- Akkadiannapṭumbor.?
- Old Persian*naftah
- Ancient Greekνάφθα (náphtha)
- Latinnaphtha
- Englishnaphtha
- Englishnaphtho-
- Ancient Greekῥητῑ́νη (rhētī́nē)
- Latinrēsīna
- Old Frenchrésine
- Middle Englishresyn
- Englishresin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
- Proto-Italic*ausis
- Latinauris
- Latinauricula
- Latinōricula
- Italianoricello
- Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
- Old Catalanorxella
- Old Frenchorchel
- Frenchorseille
- Dutchorseille
- New Latinorcina
- Frenchorcine
- Englishorcin
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishorcinol
- Englishresorcinol
- Englishnaphthoresorcinol
From naphtho- + resorcinol.
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naphthoresorcinol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naphthoresorcinol
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“naphthoresorcinol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naphthoresorcinol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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