Naphthene

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Absorption and fluorescence emission spectra

Description

A general term for cycloparaffins as well as a synonym for naphthalene. Cycloparaffin compounds occur naturally in petroleums.

Authority

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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