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Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol odor. Naphthol blue, Naphthol orange, Naphthol yellow , brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex

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Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline substances with a phenol odor. Naphthol blue, Naphthol orange, Naphthol yellow , brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex nitrogenous derivatives of naphthol or naphthoquinone.

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• YELLOW-GOLDS
  A certain plant, probably the yellow oxeye. B. Jonson.
• ORANGEADE
  A drink made of orange juice and water, corresponding to lemonade; orange sherbet.
• YELLOWTOP
  A kind of grass, perhaps a species of Agrostis.
• YELLOWFISH
  A rock trout found on the coast of Alaska; -- called also striped fish, and Atka mackerel.
• PRODUCIBILITY
  The quality or state of being producible. Barrow.
• NAPHTHALENE
  A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8, analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among
• SERIES DYNAMO
  A series-wound dynamo. A dynamo running in series with another or others.
• GENERALIZED
  Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type.
• GENERALIZABLE
  Capable of being generalized, or reduced to a general form of statement, or brought under a general rule. Extreme cases are . . . not generalizable. Coleridge
• PRODUCEMENT
  Production.
• GENERALTY
  Generality. Sir M. Hale.
• SERIES MOTOR
  A series-wound motor. A motor capable of being used in a series circuit.
• COMPLEXIONALLY
  Constitutionally. Though corruptible, not complexionally vicious. Burke.
• ORANGE
  Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.
• YELLOW
  1. A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green. "A long motley coat guarded with yellow." Shak. 2. A yellow pigment. Cadmium yellow, Chrome
• PHENOL
  1. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, C6H5OH, produced by the destructive distillation of many organic bodies, as wood, coal, etc., and obtained from the heavy oil from coal tar. Note: It has a peculiar odor, somewhat resembling creosote,
• PRODUCT
  1. To produce; to bring forward. "Producted to . . . examination." Foxe. 2. To lengthen out; to extend. He that doth much . . . products his mortality. Hackett. 3. To produce; to make. Holinshed.
• YELLOWBILL
  The American scoter.
• COMPLEXUS
  A complex; an aggregate of parts; a complication.
• HYDROXYL
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• MAJOR GENERAL
  . An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps.
• ASCERTAINMENT
  The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery. The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke.
• ASCERTAINABLE
  That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. -- As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv.
• SEMICRYSTALLINE
  Half crystalline; -- said of certain cruptive rocks composed partly of crystalline, partly of amorphous matter.
• HYPOCRYSTALLINE
  Partly crystalline; -- said of rock which consists of crystals imbedded in a glassy ground mass.
• MICROCRYSTALLINE
  Crystalline on a fine, or microscopic, scale; consisting of fine crystals; as, the ground mass of certain porphyrics is microcrystalline.
• SEA ORANGE
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• OVERPRODUCTION
  Excessive production; supply beyond the demand. J. S. Mill.
• UNCERTAINTY
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