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Any of a class of compounds having a structure consisting of a pyrone ring fused to that of naphthalene
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Akkadian napṭumbor.? Old Persian *naftahbor. Ancient Greek νάφθα (náphtha)bor. Latin naphthabor. English naphtha Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naphtho- Proto-Indo-European *péh2wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English pyrone English naphthopyrone From naphtho- + pyrone.
