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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A small, marble-sized ball used in closets and storage areas to repel clothes moths. Mothballs were originally made from [ | + | A small, marble-sized ball used in closets and storage areas to repel clothes moths. Mothballs were originally made from [[camphor|camphor]] which was superseded with [[naphthalene|naphthalene]]. Due to its high human toxicity, naphthalene has been replaced with chlorinated compounds such as [[paradichlorobenzene|paradichlorobenzene]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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camphor; naphthalene; naphthalene; paradichlorobenzene; mottenbal (Ned.) | camphor; naphthalene; naphthalene; paradichlorobenzene; mottenbal (Ned.) | ||
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* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothball (Accessed Jan. 6, 2006) |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:47, 26 July 2022
Description
A small, marble-sized ball used in closets and storage areas to repel clothes moths. Mothballs were originally made from Camphor which was superseded with Naphthalene. Due to its high human toxicity, naphthalene has been replaced with chlorinated compounds such as Paradichlorobenzene.
Synonyms and Related Terms
camphor; naphthalene; naphthalene; paradichlorobenzene; mottenbal (Ned.)
Resources and Citations
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 6457
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothball (Accessed Jan. 6, 2006)