A white, crystalline, mothball-smelling hydrocarbon (C10H8) obtained from coal tar or petroleum fraction that has a flash point of 1740F, an ignition temperature of 9790F, and a flammable range of 0. 9 to 5. 9 percent
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}