naphthol

English Thesaurus

1. either of two phenols derived from naphthalene (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	phenol,
definition	:	any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds; molecule contains one or more hydroxyl groups (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	alpha-naphthol,
definition	:	an isomer of naphthol used in dyes (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	beta-naphthol,
definition	:	an isomer of naphthol used in rubber as an antioxidant (noun.substance)