naphth-
1
a combining form representing naphtha, or naphthalene, in compound words:
naphthol.
Related Words
- naphthalene
- naphthene
- tolnaftate
naphth-
combining form
or naphtho- also naphtha-
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from naphtha & naphthaline
1. : naphtha
< naphthene >
< naphthyl >
2.
a. : related to naphthalene : naphthoic acid
< naphthoquinone >
< naphthamide >
— sometimes in names of compounds in which a benzene nucleus has been replaced by a naphthalene nucleus
< naphthoresorcinol C10H6(OH)2 >
b. : naphthol
< naphthoxide >
3.
a. : containing a naphthalene nucleus fused on one or two sides to one or two other rings
< naphthacridine >
< naphthopyran >
< naphthadiazine >
b. : benz- 2 — not used systematically
< naphthanthracene >
or naphtho- also naphtha-
1.
< naphthene >
< naphthyl >
2.
a.
< naphthoquinone >
< naphthamide >
— sometimes in names of compounds in which a benzene nucleus has been replaced by a naphthalene nucleus
< naphthoresorcinol C10H6(OH)2 >
b.
< naphthoxide >
3.
a.
< naphthacridine >
< naphthopyran >
< naphthadiazine >
b.
< naphthanthracene >