naphthalene

Noun
  1. A white crystalline strong-smelling hydrocarbon made from coal tar or petroleum and used in organic synthesis and as a fumigant in mothballs (synset 114982703)
    is a type of: hydrocarbon - an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
    substance meronym:
    • camphor ball, mothball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing
    • coal tar - a tar formed from distillation of bituminous coal; coal tar can be further distilled to give various aromatic compounds

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