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Naphthalenes

"Naphthalenes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Two-ring crystalline hydrocarbons isolated from coal tar. They are used as intermediates in chemical synthesis, as insect repellents, fungicides, lubricants, preservatives, and, formerly, as topical antiseptics.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Naphthalenes" by people in this website by year, and whether "Naphthalenes" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 29 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2005 and 2007
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