English
Alternative forms
moth ball
moth-ball
Etymology
moth + ball
Noun
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en-noun
#a small ball of chemical pesticide and deodorant placed in or around clothing and other articles susceptible to damage from mold or moth larvae in order to protect them from this damage; mothballs have either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene as their active ingredient.
Derived terms
in mothballs
Translations
Dutch: mottenbal m
Finnish: koipallo, koinmyrkky
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Verb
en-verb
#transitive to store or shelve (something that is no longer used)
#:They mothballed the old version after the new one came out.
Synonyms
shelve
Derived terms
mothballed
Translations
Dutch: in de mottenballen leggen
Finnish: hyllyttää
German: Mottenkugel
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