1. relating to or derived from naphthalene
Usage: chemistry

1. a chemical group or radical derived from naphthalene
Usage: chemistry

Examples

• The naphthyl group is commonly found in organic dyes.
• Scientists studied the naphthyl compound’s properties.
• The reaction produced a naphthyl derivative.
• Naphthyl acetate is used in biochemical assays.
• The researcher synthesized various naphthyl compounds.
• This naphthyl radical shows interesting fluorescent properties.