naphthol
noun
naphthol is spelled N-A-P-H-T-H-O-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, naphthol means “Either of two isomeric phenols derived from naphthalene; they are used in the preparation of dyes and many other compounds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of naphthol is naphthols.
How many letters and syllables are in naphthol?
| Letters | 8: N-A-P-H-T-H-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is naphthol?
Naphthol appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of naphthol
- naphthols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does naphthol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Either of two isomeric phenols derived from naphthalene; they are used in the preparation of dyes and many other compounds
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does naphthol come from?
From naphtha + -ol, after French naphtole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).