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(organic chemistry) A derivative of naphthalene in which a -CH= group has been replaced by a carbonyl group (and the neighbouring =CH- has been converted to -CH₂-).
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Naphthalenone means (organic chemistry) A derivative of naphthalene in which a -CH= group has been replaced by a carbonyl group (and the neighbouring =CH- has been converted to -CH₂-).
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