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To be in a careless, secure state. Wyclif. I took thee napping, unprepared. Hudibras.

A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack. Carew.

The back part of the neck. Spenser.

An African bird of the genus Schizorhis, related to the plantain eaters.

Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general. [Obs.] Gayton.

A perfume distilled from orange flowers.

See Navew.

liquids obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal (obtained at Boghead, Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal tar; wood naphtha, from wood, etc.

A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate. [Obs.]

and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also naphthaline. Naphthalene red (Chem.), a dyestuff obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also magdala red. -- Naphthalene yellow (Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of n…

Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol.

Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used specifically to denote any one of a series of acids derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids.

Same as Naphthylamine.

See Naphthalene.

To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha.

A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called also naphthalizarin.

A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasian petroleum.

A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic element; as, mercuric naphthide.

Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate any one of a series of carboxyl derivatives, called naphthoic acids.

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