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Meanings of naphthalin in English

Russian
нафталин
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naftalina

Chemical compound.

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      Examples for "mothballs"
      Examples for "mothballs"
      1
      They still make them, but most mothballs today are made with dichlorobenzene.
      In the hat: a novel of suspense
      2
      Dyed wool, dusty velvet, mothballs, beeswax furniture polish, cigar smoke, pipe tobacco.
      61 hours
      3
      He was struck with the smell of mothballs as he opened them.
      In the hat: a novel of suspense
      4
      The trailer's interior smelled of mothballs, pine disinfectant, and old cigarette smoke.
      Bare Bones
      5
      The doctors said it was naphthalene poisoning, from the chemicals in the mothballs.
      Latte trouble
      1
      Z: "Will you also call at the chemist's and get me some naphthaline?"
      Note-Book of Anton Chekhov
      2
      It is said, however, that a Strasbourg physician has found in naphthaline an absolutely trustworthy remedy.
      Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883
      3
      There is a smell of naphthaline.
      Tales of the Wilderness
      4
      This again points to the probability of an odour, although this is contradicted by my experiment with the naphthaline.
      Social Life in the Insect World
      5
      Some contained naphthaline; others the essential oil of spike-lavender; others petroleum, and others a solution of alkaline sulphur giving off a stench of rotten eggs.
      Social Life in the Insect World