Naphthalic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Naphthalic \Naph*tha"lic\, a. (Chem.)
     (a) Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene;
         -- formerly used to denote any one of a series of acids
         derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids,
         now specifically referring to 1,8-naphthalenedicaboxylic
         acid, {C12H8O4}.


     (b) Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with
         {phthalic} acid.
         [1913 Webster +PJC]